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Water strider Moderate

Water strider has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

long-legged bug that skims about on the surface of water

2

Any of a number of predatory insects in the family Gerridae, which rely on surface tension to walk on top of water.

See Also
strider gerrid predatory gerridae water measurer surface tension insect marsh treader
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
water bug
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
common pond-skater
Rhyming Words
der ider oder eder cder hoder alder nader under udder loder inder seder wider moder coder order cnder odder cyder
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