"carabus" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: carabuses [plural], carabi [plural]
Etymology: From Latin carabus. The entomological sense is borrowed from translingual Carabus, from the same Latin source. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|carabus}} Latin carabus, {{bor|en|mul|Carabus}} translingual Carabus Head templates: {{en-noun|es|carabi}} carabus (plural carabuses or carabi)
  1. (historical) An ancient small boat made of wickerwork covered with a hide or leather. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-carabus-en-noun-rVgULpxx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 66 34 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 65 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 53 34 9 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 57 36 5 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 59 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 68 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 59 41
  2. (entomology) A ground beetle of the genus Carabus. Translations (beetle of the genus Carabus): سِلْكُوت (silkūt) [masculine] (Arabic), карабус (karabus) [masculine] (Russian), туру́н (turún) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-carabus-en-noun-sTudM8rD Categories (other): Entomology Topics: biology, entomology, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'beetle of the genus Carabus': 3 97

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