ground beetle

Definition of Ground Beetle in English :

1. carabid beetle, ground beetle

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

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Ground Beetle

noun

1.

any beetle of the family Carabidae, often found under logs, stones, etc, having long legs and a dark coloration

2.

any beetle of the family Tenebrionidae, feeding on plants and plant products

3.

any of various other beetles that live close to or beneath the ground

any of a large family (Carabidae) of nocturnal beetles that live under rocks, rubbish, etc. and prey on other insects

n.