Definition of marsh treader in US English:
marsh treader
nounmärSH ˈtredərmɑrʃ ˈtrɛdər
North American another term for water measurer
Example sentencesExamples
- Maybe spider or marsh treader are better experts in practical relativity effects, because they're able to estimate the location and speed of objects just using a transversal mechanical waves.
- Unlike their fast cousins, the water striders, marsh treaders can walk very slowly on the water's surface. As a result, they seem to hunt in slow motion.
- Marsh treaders are fairly common and have been found throughout the world.
- The elongate head of the marsh treader also differs from the relatively short head of the water scorpion.
- Marsh treaders are also referred to as water measurers. They are semi-aquatic, because they skate over the surface of slow-moving water.