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1. any of various aquatic bugs, as of the family Belostomatidae (giant water bug).2. (loosely) a large cockroach, esp. the American cockroach.[1740-50]
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Water bug — Wa ter bug (Zo[ o]l.) (a) The Croton bug. (b) Any one of numerous species of large, rapacious, aquatic, hemipterous insects belonging to {Belostoma}, {Benacus}, {Zaitha}, and other genera of the family {Belostomatid[ae]}. Their hind legs are long … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
water bug — n. 1. any of various hemipteran insects that live in fresh waters, including the backswimmers and the water boatmen ☆ 2. loosely CROTON BUG … English World dictionary
water bug — n AmE informal a small insect that lives in water … Dictionary of contemporary English
water bug — noun 1. a true bug: large aquatic bug adapted to living in or on the surface of water • Hypernyms: ↑heteropterous insect • Hyponyms: ↑giant water bug, ↑water scorpion, ↑water boatman, ↑boat bug, ↑water strider, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
water bug — (Roget s IV) n. Water bugs include: skipper, skater, water beetle, walking stick, water weevil, back swimmer, giant water bug, Croton bug, gerrid, water flea, water scorpion, water mantis, water scavenger, water treader, water boatman, water… … English dictionary for students
water bug — noun a) Any member of the infraorder Nepomorpha, the true water bugs. b) Any of various other true bugs that live around water … Wiktionary
water bug — wa′ter bug n. 1) ent any of various aquatic bugs, as of the family Belostomatidae 2) ent (loosely) a very large, relatively slow cockroach, as the American cockroach • Etymology: 1740–50 … From formal English to slang
water bug — noun Date: 1750 any of various small arthropods and especially insects that frequent damp or wet places: as a. German cockroach b. water boatman c. any of various large aquatic bugs (family Belostomatidae) with the hind legs flattened and used… … New Collegiate Dictionary
water bug — noun (C) AmE informal a small insect that lives in or on water … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Velvet water bug — Taxobox name = Velvet water bugs regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Hemiptera subordo = Heteroptera infraordo = Gerromorpha superfamilia = Hebroidea superfamilia authority = familia = Hebridae familia authority =… … Wikipedia
