ground beetle; carabid beetle
Refers to beetles of the family Carabidae, especially those in the superfamily Caraboidea but excluding the subfamily Carabinae. In everyday Japanese, ゴミムシ is the common name for these insects.
I found a ground beetle in the garden.
Many ground beetles are nocturnal.
Anisodactylus signatus (a species of ground beetle)
A specific species within the ground beetles. This is a technical entomological term; in general contexts, it is simply referred to as a type of ゴミムシ.
Anisodactylus signatus is a species of ground beetle.
Katakana spelling is common for this insect name; usually written in kana.
Mixed kanji-kana spelling; less common than pure kana.
Rare kanji form using 芥 for 'rubbish'.
Rare kanji form literally meaning 'walking insect'.
Rarely used kanji form.
The name ゴミムシ literally means 'rubbish insect', likely from the beetles' habit of being found among debris or litter. The exact origin is uncertain.