Water Strider Definition

noun

Any of an insect-eating family (Gerridae) of usually slender-bodied hemipteran insects, having long legs with which they glide swiftly on the surface film of calm waters, esp. of ponds and streams.

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Synonyms:
water skater
pond-skater

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Noun

Singular:

water strider

Plural:

water-striders

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