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    FAMILY CLERIDAE

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Beetles that prey on other insectsplay

    Synonyms:

    Cleridae; family Cleridae

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("family Cleridae" is a kind of...):

    arthropod family (any of the arthropods)

    Meronyms (members of "family Cleridae"):

    clerid; clerid beetle (predacious on other insects; usually brightly colored or metallic)

    Holonyms ("family Cleridae" is a member of...):

    Coleoptera; order Coleoptera (beetles)

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