Definition of Nabidae
:a widely distributed family of predaceous bugs that are related to the assassin bugs and typically have a four-segmented rostrum through which they suck the blood of soft-bodied insects
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Nabidae
plural noun
Nab·i·dae
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ˈnabəˌdē
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Origin and Etymology of nabidae
New Latin, from Nabis, type genus (from Latin, giraffe) + -idae
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