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FAMILY DYTISCIDAE

Dictionary entry overview: What does family Dytiscidae mean?

• FAMILY DYTISCIDAE (noun)
The noun FAMILY DYTISCIDAE has 1 sense:

1. water beetles

Familiarity information: FAMILY DYTISCIDAE used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• FAMILY DYTISCIDAE (noun)

Sense 1

family Dytiscidae ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Water beetles

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Dytiscidae; family Dytiscidae

Hypernyms ("family Dytiscidae" is a kind of...):

arthropod family (any of the arthropods)

Meronyms (members of "family Dytiscidae"):

water beetle (any of numerous aquatic beetles usually having a smooth oval body and flattened hind legs for swimming)

Holonyms ("family Dytiscidae" is a member of...):

Coleoptera; order Coleoptera (beetles)

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