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GENUS GERRIS

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Meaning:

Type genus of the Gerrididae

Synonyms:

genus Gerris; Gerris

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)

Meronyms (members of "genus Gerris"):

common pond-skater; Gerris lacustris (a variety of water strider)

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

family Gerridae; family Gerrididae; Gerridae; Gerrididae (an arthropod family that includes water striders)

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