HyperDic: water_beetle

English > 1 sense of the expression *water beetle*:
NOUN	animal	water beetle	any of numerous aquatic beetles usually having a smooth oval body and flattened hind legs for swimming

English > *water beetle*: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaning	Any of numerous aquatic beetles usually having a smooth oval body and flattened hind legs for swimming.
Member of	Dytiscidae, family Dytiscidae	water beetles
Broader	beetle	insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings
Spanish	hidrófilo