HyperDic: water_skater

English > 1 sense of the expression water skater:
NOUNanimalwater skater, water strider, pond-skaterlong-legged bug that skims about on the surface of water
English > water skater: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaninglong-legged bug that skims about on the surface of water.
Synonymswater strider, pond-skater
Member ofGerrididae, family Gerrididae, Gerridae, family GerridaeAn arthropod family that includes water striders
Narrowercommon pond-skater, Gerris lacustrisA variety of water strider
Broaderwater bugA true bug
Spanishtejedor

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