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FAMILY GERRIDIDAE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does family Gerrididae mean?
• FAMILY GERRIDIDAE (noun)
The noun FAMILY GERRIDIDAE has 1 sense:
1. an arthropod family that includes water striders
Familiarity information: FAMILY GERRIDIDAE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An arthropod family that includes water striders
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
family Gerridae; family Gerrididae; Gerridae; Gerrididae
Hypernyms ("family Gerrididae" is a kind of...):
arthropod family (any of the arthropods)
Meronyms (members of "family Gerrididae"):
pond-skater; water skater; water strider (long-legged bug that skims about on the surface of water)
genus Gerris; Gerris (type genus of the Gerrididae)
Holonyms ("family Gerrididae" is a member of...):
Heteroptera; suborder Heteroptera (true bugs)
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