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- noun Plural form of
carabid .
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Examples
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The new species has been located inside six average-sized underground caves, generally in the deepest areas, and may be one of the major hypogean predators in the Iberian Peninsula, with a diet that ranges from Acari to Anillini carabids.
Archive 2007-01-01 2007
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I, too, have seen the peeled shells, and I agree that carabids seem likely to be the tigers in question.
Who preys on Truncatella AYDIN 2008
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Mean species densities of birds and carabid beetles, on the other hand, were not significantly different between farm types, although the mean abundances of birds and carabids on pre-harvest crop areas were significantly higher on organic than on non-organic farms.
Archive 2007-01-01 AYDIN 2007
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Mean species densities of birds and carabid beetles, on the other hand, were not significantly different between farm types, although the mean abundances of birds and carabids on pre-harvest crop areas were significantly higher on organic than on non-organic farms.
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One exception to these trends was the mean species density of carabids on post-harvest field boundaries that was significantly higher on non-organic than on organic farms2.
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One exception to these trends was the mean species density of carabids on post-harvest field boundaries that was significantly higher on non-organic than on organic farms2.
Archive 2007-01-01 AYDIN 2007
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Shrunken-winged carabids may have been able to afford stronger legs for running and burrowing, say, or more powerful jaws for seizing prey.
The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004
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On mainlands, he had noticed, there was a similar pattern in the distinction between carabid species of mountaintops and carabids of lowlands.
The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004
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Hispaniola was slightly smaller at about 30,000 square miles, and it was also less rich in its diversity of carabids.
The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004
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Puerto Rico was not quite a tenth the size of Cuba, with less than half as many species of carabids.
The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004
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