Cleridae

plural noun
Cler·​i·​dae | \ ˈklerəˌdē\

Definition of Cleridae

: a family of beetles related to the soldier beetles and fireflies and usually of bright checkered colors or metallic luster and predaceous on other insects

History and Etymology for Cleridae

New Latin, from Clerus, type genus (from Greek klēros, a kind of beetle, probably of the genus Clerus) + -idae

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