| NOUN | animal | Notonecta undulata, backswimmer | predaceous aquatic insect that swims on its back and may inflict painful bites |
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| Meaning | predaceous aquatic insect that swims on its back and may inflict painful bites. | |
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| Synonym | backswimmer | |
| Member of | Notonecta, genus Notonecta | type genus of the Notonectidae |
| Broader | hemipterous insect, bug, hemipteran, hemipteron | insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base |
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