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WATER STRIDER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Long-legged bug that skims about on the surface of water
Synonyms:
pond-skater; water skater; water strider
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("water strider" is a kind of...):
water bug (a true bug: large aquatic bug adapted to living in or on the surface of water)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "water strider"):
common pond-skater; Gerris lacustris (a variety of water strider)
Holonyms ("water strider" is a member of...):
family Gerridae; family Gerrididae; Gerridae; Gerrididae (an arthropod family that includes water striders)
