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单词 carabid
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Definition of carabid in English:

carabid

nounˈkarəbɪdkəˈrabid
Entomology
  • A fast-running beetle of a family (Carabidae ) that comprises the predatory ground beetles.

    〔昆〕步行虫,步甲

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Despite the significance of carabids in orchard habitats there have been few published studies of species diversity in the 27,000 ha of Canadian tree fruit orchards.
    • Some predation of click beetles by certain carabids will occur in pheromone traps left untended for 2-3 week periods late in the adult generations of A. obscunis and A. lineatus.
    • Recent reports demonstrate the sophistication and accuracy with which these carabid beetles deliver a spray of hot quinones and steam to ward off predators.
    • Likewise, adults of many species of carabids and spiders would not even be present in mid-May.
    • Many garden pests are carabid food: cutworms, codling moth larvae, tent caterpillars, slugs, snails and cankerworms to name a few.

Origin

Late 19th century: from modern Latin Carabidae (plural), from Latin carabus, denoting a kind of crab.

Definition of carabid in US English:

carabid

nounkəˈrabid
Entomology
  • A fast-running beetle of a family (Carabidae) that comprises the predatory ground beetles.

    〔昆〕步行虫,步甲

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Some predation of click beetles by certain carabids will occur in pheromone traps left untended for 2-3 week periods late in the adult generations of A. obscunis and A. lineatus.
    • Many garden pests are carabid food: cutworms, codling moth larvae, tent caterpillars, slugs, snails and cankerworms to name a few.
    • Likewise, adults of many species of carabids and spiders would not even be present in mid-May.
    • Despite the significance of carabids in orchard habitats there have been few published studies of species diversity in the 27,000 ha of Canadian tree fruit orchards.
    • Recent reports demonstrate the sophistication and accuracy with which these carabid beetles deliver a spray of hot quinones and steam to ward off predators.

Origin

Late 19th century: from modern Latin Carabidae (plural), from Latin carabus, denoting a kind of crab.

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