whirligig beetle

English

a whirligig beetle

Wikispecies

Noun

whirligig beetle (plural whirligig beetles)

1. Any of various water beetles of the family Gyrinidae that swim rapidly in circles when alarmed.

Translations

water beetle of Gyrinidae

• Navajo: táłkááʼ chéłchaaʼ
• Russian: жук-вертя́чка m (žuk-vertjáčka)
• Spanish: girínido m