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GERRIDIDAE
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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 ("Gerrididae" is a kind of...):
arthropod family (any of the arthropods)
Meronyms (members of "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 ("Gerrididae" is a member of...):
Heteroptera; suborder Heteroptera (true bugs)
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