Ploiariidae

plural noun

Ploi·​a·​ri·​idae

ˌplȯi(y)əˈrīəˌdē,

ˌplōyə-

: a small cosmopolitan family of slender predaceous bugs related to the assassin bugs

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Ploiaria, type genus + -idae

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