Naucoridae

plural noun
Nau·​cor·​i·​dae | \ nȯˈkȯrəˌdē, -kär-\

Definition of Naucoridae

: a widely distributed family of aquatic predaceous hemipterous insects comprising the water creepers and having the body broad, oval, and flat and the front femora greatly enlarged

History and Etymology for Naucoridae

New Latin, from Naucoris, type genus + -idae

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