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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

• Member Holonyms: ↑Gerrididae, ↑family Gerrididae, ↑Gerridae, ↑family Gerridae

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ˈwater strider 7 [water strider] (NAmE) (BrE ˈpond skater) noun

an insect which moves quickly across the surface of water

See also: ↑pond skater

Useful english dictionary. 2012.