Associations to the word «Carabidae»

Wiktionary

CARABIDAE, proper noun. A taxonomic family within the superfamily Caraboidea   — very many carabid beetles.

Dictionary definition

CARABIDAE, noun. Ground beetles.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats