Definition of Halobates
:a genus of small wingless marine water striders having the thorax large and the abdomen very small
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Halobates
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Ha·lob·a·tes
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həˈläbəˌtēz
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Origin and Etymology of halobates
New Latin, from hal- + -bates
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