Naucoridae

plural noun

Nau·​cor·​i·​dae

nȯˈkȯrəˌdē,

-kär-

: 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

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Naucoris, type genus + -idae

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