Haliplid
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Haliplid is a noun meaning (zoology) Any member of the family Haliplidae of crawling water beetles.
Meaning
(zoology) Any member of the family Haliplidae of crawling water beetles.
Example Sentences
He wrote, ‘The haliplids are the crawling water beetles. They are small, oval and convex and are usually yellow or brown with dark spots. They may be discerned from other aquatic beetles by their large and plate-like hind coxae.’
Word Forms
- haliplids
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include hyalid, halictid, hyalellid, haleciid, halysitid, helotid.
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