Gerridae
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Translingual
Etymology
Proper noun
Gerridae
- A taxonomic family within the order Hemiptera – water striders, true bugs that walk on water and prey on other invertebrates.
Synonyms
- (family): water skeeters, water bugs, pond skaters, water skippers, jesus bugs
Hypernyms
- (family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Paraneoptera – superorder; Hemiptera – order; Heteroptera - suborder; Gerromorpha - infraorder; Gerroidea - superfamily
Hyponyms
- (family): Charmatometrinae, Cylindrostethinae, Eotrechinae, Gerrinae, Halobatinae, Ptilomerinae, Rhagadotarsinae, Trepobatinae - subfamilies
See also
References
Gerridae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Gerridae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Category:Gerridae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Gerridae at World Register of Marine Species
- Gerridae at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Gerridae at the Tree of Life Web Project
- Gerridae at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Gerridae at Paleobiology Database
