Corixa

noun

Co·​rixa

kəˈriksə

: a genus (the type of the family Corixidae) of carnivorous aquatic bugs comprising the boat bugs and having the hind pair of legs modified into elongated swimming organs which resemble oars

corixid

-sə̇d

noun or adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, irregular from Greek koris bedbug

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