CICINDELIDAE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Cicindelidae mean? 

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

1. tiger beetles

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• CICINDELIDAE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Tiger beetles

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Cicindelidae; family Cicindelidae

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

arthropod family (any of the arthropods)

Meronyms (members of "Cicindelidae"):

tiger beetle (active usually bright-colored beetle that preys on other insects)

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

Coleoptera; order Coleoptera (beetles)