Veliidae

plural noun

Ve·​li·​idae

və̇ˈlīəˌdē

: a family of aquatic bugs that is closely related to Gerridae and is distinguished chiefly by details of the form and placement of the legs and by a 3-jointed proboscis see water strider

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Velia, type genus + -idae

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