həˈläbəˌtēz noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from hal- + -bates
: a genus of small wingless marine water striders having the thorax large and the abdomen very small
həˈläbəˌtēz noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from hal- + -bates
: a genus of small wingless marine water striders having the thorax large and the abdomen very small
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012