Ranatra
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Translingual
Etymology
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Proper noun
Ranatra f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Nepidae – water scorpions, principally of Asia and South America.
Hypernyms
- (genus): 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; Nepomorpha – infraorder; Nepoidea – superfamily; Nepidae – family; Ranatrinae – subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Ranatra brevicollis (western waterscorpion), Ranatra dispar (needle bug), Ranatra fusca (brown waterscorpion), Ranatra linearis (Eurasian water stick insect) – selected species
References
Ranatra on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Ranatra on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Category:Ranatra on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
