water beetle

English

Noun

water beetle (plural water beetles)

1. Any of various freshwater aquatic beetles that have a smooth oval body and flattened hind legs adapted for swimming, and that carry an air bubble underneath their abdomens.

Derived terms

• long-toed water beetle

Translations

insect

• Arabic: خنفساء الماء
• Central Sierra Miwok: čataŋ·aŋ·a-
• Irish: ciaróg uisce, doirb f
• Macedonian: во́ден бу́мбар m (vóden búmbar)
• Vietnamese: bọ nước

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