- belostomatid
- \\ˌbeləˈstäməd.ə̇d\ noun
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Etymology: New Latin Belostomatidae: a bug of the family Belostomatidae
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
belostomatid
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belostomatid — bel·o·stom·a·tid … English syllables
Water bug — Wa ter bug (Zo[ o]l.) (a) The Croton bug. (b) Any one of numerous species of large, rapacious, aquatic, hemipterous insects belonging to {Belostoma}, {Benacus}, {Zaitha}, and other genera of the family {Belostomatid[ae]}. Their hind legs are long … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
