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NOTONECTA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Notonecta mean?
• NOTONECTA (noun)
The noun NOTONECTA has 1 sense:
1. type genus of the Notonectidae: backswimmers
Familiarity information: NOTONECTA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of the Notonectidae: backswimmers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Notonecta; Notonecta
Hypernyms ("Notonecta" is a kind of...):
arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)
Meronyms (members of "Notonecta"):
backswimmer; Notonecta undulata (predaceous aquatic insect that swims on its back and may inflict painful bites)
Holonyms ("Notonecta" is a member of...):
family Notonectidae; Notonectidae (aquatic carnivorous insects)
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