large metallic blue-green beetle that preys on caterpillars; found in North America | the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone |
someone making a search or inquiry | boarding and inspecting a ship on the high seas |
a customs official whose job is to search baggage or goods or vehicles for contraband or dutiable items | an investigation seeking answers |
| the examination of alternative hypotheses |
| an operation that determines whether one or more of a set of items has a specified property |