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NOTONECTA UNDULATA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Predaceous aquatic insect that swims on its back and may inflict painful bites
Synonyms:
backswimmer; Notonecta undulata
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Hypernyms ("Notonecta undulata" is a kind of...):
bug; hemipteran; hemipteron; hemipterous insect (insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis)
Holonyms ("Notonecta undulata" is a member of...):
genus Notonecta; Notonecta (type genus of the Notonectidae: backswimmers)