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Etymology edit

Wasser (water) +‎ laufen (to run) +‎ -er

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈvasɐˌlɔɪ̯fɐ/
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  • Hyphenation: Was‧ser‧läu‧fer

Noun edit

Wasserläufer m (strong, genitive Wasserläufers, plural Wasserläufer)

  1. (ornithology) sandpiper (any of various wading birds, especially in the genus Tringa)
  2. (entomology) water strider (any of various pleustonic predatory insects of the family Gerridae)

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