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Definition of Gerris
1. Noun. Type genus of the Gerrididae.
Generic synonyms: Arthropod Genus
Group relationships: Family Gerridae, Family Gerrididae, Gerridae, Gerrididae
Member holonyms: Common Pond-skater, Gerris Lacustris
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gerris
Literary usage of Gerris
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Animal Kingdom Arranged in Conformity with Its Organization: Arranged in by Georges Cuvier, Edward Griffith, Charles Hamilton Smith, Edward Pidgeon, John Edward Gray, George Robert Gray (1832)
"We are led to the belief that these gerris are not larve or nymphs, but perfect
insects, ... When crushed, these gerris shed a disagreeable odour, ..."
2. An Introduction to the Modern Classification of Insects: Founded on the by John Obadiah Westwood (1840)
"gerris Paludum) ; the head generally as broad as the thorax ; the antennae long,
slender, and 4-jointed, the terminal joints not being thinner than the ..."
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