- water bug
- noun1. 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, ↑pond-skater, ↑water skater2. small light-brown cockroach brought to United States from Europe; a common household pest• Syn: ↑German cockroach, ↑Croton bug, ↑crotonbug, ↑Blattella germanica• Member Holonyms: ↑Blattella, ↑genus Blattella
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noun: any of various insects or other small arthropods that frequent water: asa. : croton bugb. : any of numerous aquatic bugs especially of the family Belostomatidae that have long fringed hind legs which act like oarsd. : water scorpion* * *
1. any of various aquatic bugs, as of the family Belostomatidae (giant water bug).2. (loosely) a large cockroach, esp. the American cockroach.[1740-50]* * *
water bug nounAny of a large variety of hemipterous insects, including water boatmen, etc, found in or beside ponds, etc• • •Main Entry: ↑water* * *
water bug,1. any one of certain hemipterous insects that live in, on, or near the water, especially any one of several large bugs with flattened bodies, grasping front legs, and a poisonous bite.2. = Croton bug. (Cf. ↑Croton bug)* * *
noun, pl ⋯ bugs [count]US : a small insect that lives in or near water
Useful english dictionary. 2012.