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GERRIS LACUSTRIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Gerris lacustris mean? 

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

1. a variety of water striderplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


GERRIS LACUSTRIS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A variety of water strider

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

common pond-skater; Gerris lacustris

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

pond-skater; water skater; water strider (long-legged bug that skims about on the surface of water)

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

genus Gerris; Gerris (type genus of the Gerrididae)


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