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.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- water skater
- pond-skater
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