Lycidae
plural noun
Lyc·i·dae
ˈlisəˌdē
: a family of soft-bodied mainly tropical beetles that are usually marked with a bold pattern of orange or brown and black, have disagreeable qualities to many predators, and are mimicked by numerous edible insects
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Lycus, type genus (from Greek lykos wolf) + -idae
- a contrario
- A Coruña
- a couple
- a couple of
- a crashing halt
- a crying need
- a crying shame
- a cut above
- a day
- a day to remember
- a dead cert
- a deuce of
- a deuce of a time
- a devil of
- a devil of a time
- a dibs
- a difference of opinion
- a dime a dozen
- a dog's breakfast
- a dog's life
- a dose of someone's own medicine
- a drop in the ocean
- a due
- A end
- a face like thunder