GROUND BEETLE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Predacious shining black or metallic terrestrial beetle that destroys many injurious insects

Synonyms:

carabid beetle; ground beetle

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("ground beetle" is a kind of...):

beetle (insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ground beetle"):

bombardier beetle (beetle that ejects audibly a pungent vapor when disturbed)

calosoma (any beetle of the genus Calosoma)

Holonyms ("ground beetle" is a member of...):

Carabidae; family Carabidae (ground beetles)