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CLERIDAE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Beetles that prey on other insects

Synonyms:

Cleridae; family Cleridae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Cleridae" is a kind of...):

arthropod family (any of the arthropods)

Meronyms (members of "Cleridae"):

clerid; clerid beetle (predacious on other insects; usually brightly colored or metallic)

Holonyms ("Cleridae" is a member of...):

Coleoptera; order Coleoptera (beetles)

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