ground beetle

noun

any of numerous nocturnal, terrestrial beetles of the family Carabidae that feed chiefly on other insects.

ground beetle

any beetle of the family Carabidae, often found under logs, stones, etc, having long legs and a dark coloration
any beetle of the family Tenebrionidae, feeding on plants and plant products
any of various other beetles that live close to or beneath the ground

First recorded in 1840–50

The Egyptian beetle was not quite the full type of him; our northern ground beetle is a truer one.

That made Emma think of trying to find other passengers; and she picked up a great ground beetle, and put him aboard.

Consider the Carabus, or Ground-beetle, that fiery warrior among the insect people.

He afterwards witnessed, in August, a similar emigration of myriads of a kind of ground-beetle (Amara vulgaris,).

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