Halobates

noun

Ha·​lob·​a·​tes

həˈläbəˌtēz

: a genus of small wingless marine water striders having the thorax large and the abdomen very small

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from hal- + -bates

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Rhymes for Halobates

• accelerates
• accommodates
• accumulates
• agglomerates
• alienates
• annihilates
• anticipates
• appreciates
• appropriates
• assimilates
• attenuates
• authenticates