GERRIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Gerris mean? 

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

1. type genus of the Gerrididae

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• GERRIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Type genus of the Gerrididae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Gerris; Gerris

Hypernyms ("Gerris" is a kind of...):

arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)

Meronyms (members of "Gerris"):

common pond-skater; Gerris lacustris (a variety of water strider)

Holonyms ("Gerris" is a member of...):

family Gerridae; family Gerrididae; Gerridae; Gerrididae (an arthropod family that includes water striders)