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GENUS CORIXA

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Meaning:

Type genus of the Corixidae: boat bugs

Synonyms:

Corixa; genus Corixa

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("genus Corixa" is a kind of...):

arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)

Meronyms (members of "genus Corixa"):

boat bug; water boatman (carnivorous aquatic bug having paddle-like hind legs)

Holonyms ("genus Corixa" is a member of...):

Corixidae; family Corixidae (water bugs)

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