Neididae

plural noun

Ne·​id·​i·​dae

nēˈidəˌdē

: a family of long-legged slender-bodied bugs with elbowed antennae of which the first joint is long and clubbed and the last is spindle-shaped see stilt bug

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Neides, type genus, + -idae

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