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water strider
water stridern. Any of various predatory hemipteran insects of the family Gerridae, having long slender legs with which they support themselves on the surface of water. Also called skater.water strider or water skatern (Animals) another name for a pond-skaterwa′ter strid`er
n. 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. [1885–90] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  water strider - long-legged bug that skims about on the surface of waterpond-skater, water skaterwater bug - a true bug: large aquatic bug adapted to living in or on the surface of waterfamily Gerrididae, Gerrididae, family Gerridae, Gerridae - an arthropod family that includes water striderscommon pond-skater, Gerris lacustris - a variety of water strider |
Translationswater strider
water strider: see water bugwater bug,
name for a large number of water-living bugs, comprising several families of the order Hemiptera (true bugs). All have jointed, sharp, sucking beaks, breathe air, and undergo gradual metamorphosis (see insect).
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Synonyms for water stridernoun long-legged bug that skims about on the surface of waterSynonymsRelated Words- water bug
- family Gerrididae
- Gerrididae
- family Gerridae
- Gerridae
- common pond-skater
- Gerris lacustris
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