Carabus

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Carabus \Car"a*bus\ (k[a^]r"[.a]*b[u^]s), n. [NL., fr. Gr.
     ka`rabos a horned beetle.] (Zool.)
     A genus of ground beetles, including numerous species. They
     devour many injurious insects.
     [1913 Webster]