GIANT WATER BUG

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Large water bug with piercing and sucking mouthparts; feeds on young fishes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("giant water bug" is a kind of...):

water bug (a true bug: large aquatic bug adapted to living in or on the surface of water)

Holonyms ("giant water bug" is a member of...):

Belostomatidae; family Belostomatidae (water bugs)

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