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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 metallicplay

  Familiarity information: CLERID used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CLERID (noun)


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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