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water strider

noun

  1. any of several aquatic bugs of the family Gerridae, having long, slender legs fringed with hairs, enabling the insects to dart about on the surface of the water.

water strider

noun

  1. See pond-skater
    another name for a pond-skater

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Origin of water strider1

First recorded in 1885–90

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