noun
long-legged bug that skims about on the surface of water
• Syn: ↑water strider, ↑pond-skater
• Hypernyms: ↑water bug
• Hyponyms: ↑common pond-skater, ↑Gerris lacustris
• Member Holonyms: ↑Gerrididae, ↑family Gerrididae, ↑Gerridae, ↑family Gerridae
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nounsee water skipper
Useful english dictionary. 2012.