Aradidae
|A-ra-di-dae|
/ˌærəˈdaɪdi/
flat-bug family
Etymology
'Aradidae' originates from New Latin, formed from the type-genus name 'Aradus' plus the standard family suffix '-idae'.
'Aradidae' was created in modern taxonomic (New Latin) usage in the 19th century by adding the familial suffix '-idae' to the genus name 'Aradus', producing the family-name 'Aradidae'.
Initially the root 'Aradus' referred to a single genus; over time the derived form 'Aradidae' came to denote the entire family (all genera related to Aradus).
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a family of true bugs (order Hemiptera) commonly called flat bugs; small, dorsoventrally flattened insects, often found under bark and frequently feeding on fungi.
Aradidae are a family of small, dorsoventrally flattened true bugs that often live under bark and feed on fungi.
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