Water-strider definition
Any of various predatory hemipteran insects of the family Gerridae, having long slender legs with which they support themselves on the surface of water.
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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Other Word Forms
Noun
Singular:
water-strider
Plural:
water-striders