I. ˈjerəˌdē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Gerris, type genus + -idae
: a family of true bugs including the water striders
II. noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Gerres, type genus + -idae
: a family of chiefly tropical marine percoid fishes comprising various locally important food fishes — see gerres , mojarra