DYTISCUS
\dˈa͡ɪtɪskəs], \dˈaɪtɪskəs], \d_ˈaɪ_t_ɪ_s_k_ə_s]\
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d[=i]-tis'kus, n. a genus of water-beetles, including a common large British species, D. marginalis--also DYT'ICUS.--adj. DYTIS'CID. [Formed from Gr. dyt[=e]s, a diver.]
By Thomas Davidson
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[Dim. of Gr., a diver.] Water-beetle, Pentamerous (i.e. five-jointed) aquatic coleoptera.
By Henry Percy Smith
