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CLERIDAE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Cleridae mean? 

CLERIDAE (noun)
  The noun CLERIDAE has 1 sense:

1. beetles that prey on other insectsplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


CLERIDAE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Beetles that prey on other insects

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Cleridae; family Cleridae

Hypernyms ("Cleridae" is a kind of...):

arthropod family (any of the arthropods)

Meronyms (members of "Cleridae"):

clerid; clerid beetle (predacious on other insects; usually brightly colored or metallic)

Holonyms ("Cleridae" is a member of...):

Coleoptera; order Coleoptera (beetles)


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