GERRIDIDAE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Gerrididae mean? 

• GERRIDIDAE (noun)
  The noun GERRIDIDAE has 1 sense:

1. an arthropod family that includes water striders

  Familiarity information: GERRIDIDAE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GERRIDIDAE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An arthropod family that includes water striders

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

family Gerridae; family Gerrididae; Gerridae; Gerrididae

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)