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Gyrinidae

noun

whirligig beetles

• Syn: ↑family Gyrinidae

• Hypernyms: ↑arthropod family

• Member Holonyms: ↑Coleoptera, ↑order Coleoptera

• Member Meronyms: ↑whirligig beetle

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\\jə̇ˈrinəˌdē, jī-\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Gyrinus, type genus (from Greek gyrinos tadpole, from gyros round) + -idae

: a family of aquatic beetles comprising the whirligig beetles

Useful english dictionary. 2012.