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CLERID
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Dictionary entry overview: What does clerid mean?
• CLERID (noun)
The noun CLERID has 1 sense:
1. predacious on other insects; usually brightly colored or metallic
Familiarity information: CLERID used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Predacious on other insects; usually brightly colored or metallic
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
clerid; clerid beetle
Hypernyms ("clerid" is a kind of...):
beetle (insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "clerid"):
bee beetle (European beetle; infests beehives)
Holonyms ("clerid" is a member of...):
Cleridae; family Cleridae (beetles that prey on other insects)
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