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Definition of Gerrididae
1. Noun. An arthropod family that includes water striders.
Exact synonyms: Family Gerridae, Family Gerrididae, Gerridae
Generic synonyms: Arthropod Family
Group relationships: Heteroptera, Suborder Heteroptera
Member holonyms: Pond-skater, Water Skater, Water Strider, Genus Gerris, Gerris
Generic synonyms: Arthropod Family
Group relationships: Heteroptera, Suborder Heteroptera
Member holonyms: Pond-skater, Water Skater, Water Strider, Genus Gerris, Gerris
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gerrididae
Literary usage of Gerrididae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Entomologist; an Illustrated Journal of General Entomology by Edward Newman, Royal Entomological Society of London (1898)
"... that it seems captious to note a slight error on page 31 in the enumeration
of the gerrididae (a name which the distinguished author rightly substitutes ..."
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