noun
predacious shining black or metallic terrestrial beetle that destroys many injurious insects
• Syn: ↑carabid beetle
• Hypernyms: ↑beetle
• Hyponyms: ↑bombardier beetle, ↑calosoma
• Member Holonyms: ↑Carabidae, ↑family Carabidae
Useful english dictionary. 2012.