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Ranatra

noun

elongate very slender water scorpions

• Syn: ↑genus Ranatra

• Hypernyms: ↑arthropod genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Nepidae, ↑family Nepidae

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\\ˈranə.trə\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin

: a genus of elongate very slender bugs (family Nepidae) with long slender legs the first pair of which is fitted for seizing prey in the manner of a mantis

Useful english dictionary. 2012.