water bug
water bug · water bugs
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Any member of the infraorder Nepomorpha of true water bugsAny member of the infraorder Nepomorpha of true water bugs.
» Kalman caught another giant water bug.
Meaning
5 sensesAny member of the infraorder Nepomorpha of true water bugs.
a true bug: large aquatic bug adapted to living in or on the surface of water
Any of various other true bugs that live around water.
An American cockroach (Periplaneta americana).
An oriental cockroach (Blatta orientalis).
Synonym of water strider.
Examples
5 sentencesKalman caught another giant water bug.
Kalman was bitten by a water bug.
Kalman was bitten by a giant water bug.
Water bugs aren't poisonous.
The water bug was swimming straight towards Kalman's feet.
Forms
plural: water bugsSynonyms
5 synonymsClose in meaning
- small light-brown cockroach brought to United States from Europe; a common household pest:German cockroachCroton bugcrotonbugBlattella germanica