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CORIXIDAE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Corixidae mean?
• CORIXIDAE (noun)
The noun CORIXIDAE has 1 sense:
1. water bugs
Familiarity information: CORIXIDAE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Water bugs
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Corixidae; family Corixidae
Hypernyms ("Corixidae" is a kind of...):
arthropod family (any of the arthropods)
Meronyms (members of "Corixidae"):
Corixa; genus Corixa (type genus of the Corixidae: boat bugs)
Holonyms ("Corixidae" is a member of...):
Heteroptera; suborder Heteroptera (true bugs)
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