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hydradephagous, a. Entom.|haɪdrəˈdɛfəgəs| [f. mod.L. Hydradephaga (f. Gr. ὕδωρ, ὑδρ- water + ἀδηϕάγος voracious: see Adephaga.] Belonging to the Hydradephaga or aquatic carnivorous beetles.
1840Swainson & Shuckard Hist. & Nat. Arrangem. Insects ii. v. 195 Some few [predaceous beetles]..live in fresh water; from which circumstance they have been named Hydrodephagous. |