caraboid

adjective

car·​a·​boid

ˈkarəˌbȯid

1

: of or relating to the Caraboidea

2

of a beetle larva : active and predacious with well-developed thoracic legs and considerable chitinization

Word History

Etymology

New Latin Caraboidea

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Rhymes for caraboid

• adenoid
• alkaloid
• amoeboid
• amyloid
• aneroid
• anthropoid
• arachnoid
• asteroid
• benzenoid
• carcinoid
• celluloid
• coronoid