HYDROMETRA

Dictionary of Science, Literature and Art · 1842 · p. 22

(Gr. tlSa^, and ^»)rg«, the womb.) Dropsy of the uterus. H YDROMETRIDiE. (Gr. vIojp, and ^-jrj*, a birthplace.) A family of Geocoriscc, or land-bugs, but of aquatic habits; not, however, living in water, but frequenting the surface. [s. 586]