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water strider — noun long legged bug that skims about on the surface of water • Syn: ↑pond skater, ↑water skater • Hypernyms: ↑water bug • Hyponyms: ↑common pond skater, ↑Gerris lacustris … Useful english dictionary
water bug — noun 1. a true bug: large aquatic bug adapted to living in or on the surface of water • Hypernyms: ↑heteropterous insect • Hyponyms: ↑giant water bug, ↑water scorpion, ↑water boatman, ↑boat bug, ↑water strider, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
water strider — noun Any of a number of predatory insects in the family Gerridae, which rely on surface tension to walk on top of water. Syn: pond skater, water scooter, water skater, water skimmer … Wiktionary
water skipper — noun or water skater : water strider … Useful english dictionary
Water measurer — Wa ter meas ur*er (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of water; the skater. See {Skater}, n., 2. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Skater — Skat er, n. 1. One who skates. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of hemipterous insects belonging to {Gerris}, {Pyrrhocoris}, {Prostemma}, and allied genera. They have long legs, and run rapidly over the surface of the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Water (molecule) — Chembox new Name = Water (H2O) ImageFileL1 = Water 2D labelled.png ImageSizeL1 = 120px ImageNameL1 = The water molecule has this basic geometric structure ImageFileR1 = Water molecule 3D.svg ImageSizeR1 = 100px ImageNameR1 = Space filling model… … Wikipedia
water bug — (Roget s IV) n. Water bugs include: skipper, skater, water beetle, walking stick, water weevil, back swimmer, giant water bug, Croton bug, gerrid, water flea, water scorpion, water mantis, water scavenger, water treader, water boatman, water… … English dictionary for students
water strider — any of several aquatic bugs of the family Gerridae, having long, slender legs fringed with hairs, enabling the insects to dart about on the surface of the water. [1885 90] * * * ▪ insect also called pond skater , or skimmer any insect of the… … Universalium
water strider — /ˈwɔtə straɪdə/ (say wawtuh struyduh) noun any of the hemipterous insects constituting the family Gerridae, having long, slender legs, and darting about on the surface of water; pond skater …
