LETHOCERUS

Meaning of LETHOCERUS in English

lə̇ˈthäsərəs noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from letho- (from Greek lētho-, from lēthē forgetfulness) + -cerus

: a genus of very large predaceous aquatic bugs (family Belostomatidae) — compare giant water bug

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

GIANT WATER BUG — noun Date: 1901 any of a family (Belostomatidae and especially genus Lethocerus ) of very large predatory aquatic bugs capable …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
GIANT WATER BUG — noun : any of several very large aquatic bugs (family Belostomatidae) having the hind legs flattened and fringed for use …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GIANT WATER BUG — Date: 1901 : any of a family (Belostomatidae and especially genus Lethocerus ) of very large predatory aquatic bugs capable …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GIANT WATER BUG — [giant water bug] n (1901): any of a family (Belostomatidae and esp. genus Lethocerus) of very large predatory bugs capable …
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GIANT WATER BUG
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