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Definition of Ranatra

1. Noun. Elongate very slender water scorpions.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ranatra

Literary usage of Ranatra

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Biological Bulletin by Marine Biological Laboratory (Woods Hole, Mass.) (1907)
"I OBSERVATIONS ON THE YOUNG OF Ranatra QUADRIDENTATA STAL. SJ HOLMES. In two previously published papers * I have described certain features of the behavior ..."

2. Report (1904)
"PHOTOTAXIS IN Ranatra. SJ HOLMES. The response of Ranatra to light is very marked. When placed in a dish of water near a window or an artificial light, ..."

3. The Canadian Entomologist by Entomological Society of Canada (1951- ), Entomological Society of Ontario (1905)
"The described American species, exclusive of synonyms, are the -Ranatra ... Ranatra annulipes, Stai, from Brazil. To these six it is my privilege to add a ..."

4. The Canadian Entomologist by Entomological Society of Canada (1951- ), Entomological Society of Ontario (1901)
"THE EGG OF THE WATER SCORPION (Ranatra FUSCA>. ... In his "Insect Book,'' Dr. LO Howard states that the egg of Ranatra has not ..."

5. The Animal Kingdom Arranged in Conformity with Its Organization by Georges Cuvier, Pierre André Latreille (1831)
"Ib., xxii. About eight lines in length; cinereous; back of the abdomen red; tail rather shorter than the body(l). Ranatra, Fab. ..."

6. Genetic Psychology: An Introduction to an Objective and Genetic View of by Edwin Asbury Kirkpatrick (1909)
"INSECTS The characteristics of insect behavior are perhaps best shown in Holmes' experiments upon the common water scorpion or needle bug, ranatra fusca. ..."

7. The Journal of Comparative Neurology and Psychology by Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology (1905)
"279 The Reactions of Ranatra to Light. By SJ HOLMES. (From the Zoological Laboratory of the University of Michigan.) With six figures in the text. ..."

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