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GERRIS LACUSTRIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Gerris lacustris mean?
• GERRIS LACUSTRIS (noun)
The noun GERRIS LACUSTRIS has 1 sense:
1. a variety of water strider
Familiarity information: GERRIS LACUSTRIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A variety of water strider
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
common pond-skater; Gerris lacustris
Hypernyms ("Gerris lacustris" is a kind of...):
pond-skater; water skater; water strider (long-legged bug that skims about on the surface of water)
Holonyms ("Gerris lacustris" is a member of...):
genus Gerris; Gerris (type genus of the Gerrididae)
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