- water strider
- noun Date: 1888 any of various long-legged bugs (family Gerridae) that move about on the surface of the water
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water strider
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water strider — n. any of an insect eating family (Gerridae) of usually slender bodied hemipteran insects, having long legs with which they glide swiftly on the surface film of calm waters, esp. of ponds and streams … English World dictionary
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 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 — 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 strider — wa′ter strid er n. ent any of several aquatic bugs of the family Gerridae, having long, slender legs fringed with minute hairs, enabling the insects to dart about on the surface of the water • Etymology: 1885–90 … From formal English to slang
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 …
water strider — noun North American term for pond skater … English new terms dictionary
smaller water strider — ▪ insect also called Ripple Bug, or Broad shouldered Water Strider (the latter name derives from the fact that the body, widest at the middle or hind legs, tapers to the abdomen, giving the impression of broad shoulders), any of the… … Universalium
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Water treader — Water treaders Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta … Wikipedia
