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GERRIDAE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An arthropod family that includes water striders
Synonyms:
family Gerridae; family Gerrididae; Gerridae; Gerrididae
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Gerridae" is a kind of...):
arthropod family (any of the arthropods)
Meronyms (members of "Gerridae"):
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 ("Gerridae" is a member of...):
Heteroptera; suborder Heteroptera (true bugs)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Mojarras
Synonyms:
family Gerreidae; family Gerridae; Gerreidae; Gerridae
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("Gerridae" is a kind of...):
fish family (any of various families of fish)
Meronyms (members of "Gerridae"):
mojarra (small silvery schooling fishes with protrusible mouths found in warm coastal waters)
genus Gerres; Gerres (type genus of the Gerreidae)
Eucinostomus; genus Eucinostomus (a genus of Gerreidae)
Holonyms ("Gerridae" is a member of...):
order Perciformes; order Percomorphi; Perciformes; Percomorphi (one of the largest natural groups of fishes of both marine and fresh water: true perches; basses; tuna)
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