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CORIXA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Corixa mean?
• CORIXA (noun)
The noun CORIXA has 1 sense:
1. type genus of the Corixidae: boat bugs
Familiarity information: CORIXA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of the Corixidae: boat bugs
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Corixa; genus Corixa
Hypernyms ("Corixa" is a kind of...):
arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)
Meronyms (members of "Corixa"):
boat bug; water boatman (carnivorous aquatic bug having paddle-like hind legs)
Holonyms ("Corixa" is a member of...):
Corixidae; family Corixidae (water bugs)
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