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Cicindelidae

noun

tiger beetles

• Hypernyms: ↑arthropod family

• Member Holonyms: ↑Coleoptera, ↑order Coleoptera

• Member Meronyms: ↑tiger beetle

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\\ˌsisə̇nˈdeləˌdē\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Cicindela, type genus (from Latin, glowworm) + -idae; akin to Latin candēre to shine — more at candid

: a family of active free-flying usually bright colored diurnal predaceous beetles comprising the tiger beetles

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Cicindelidae /si-sin-dēˈli-dē/

noun

A family of carnivorous beetles, the tiger beetles, that hunt their insect prey on the run

ORIGIN: L cicindēla glow-worm, from candēla a candle

Useful english dictionary. 2012.