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CLERIDAE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Cleridae mean?
• CLERIDAE (noun)
The noun CLERIDAE has 1 sense:
1. beetles that prey on other insects
Familiarity information: CLERIDAE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Beetles that prey on other insects
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Cleridae; family Cleridae
Hypernyms ("Cleridae" is a kind of...):
arthropod family (any of the arthropods)
Meronyms (members of "Cleridae"):
clerid; clerid beetle (predacious on other insects; usually brightly colored or metallic)
Holonyms ("Cleridae" is a member of...):
Coleoptera; order Coleoptera (beetles)
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