Definition of Polyctenidae
:a family of viviparous bugs of the order Hemiptera comprising the bat bugs
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Polyctenidae
plural noun
Pol·yc·ten·i·dae
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ˌpälə̇kˈtenəˌdē
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Origin and Etymology of polyctenidae
New Latin, from Polyctenes, type genus (from poly- + Greek -ktenēs —from kten-, kteis comb) + -idae
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