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English noun: backswimmer

1. backswimmer (animal) predaceous aquatic insect that swims on its back and may inflict painful bites


SynonymsNotonecta undulata


Broader (hypernym)bug, hemipteran, hemipteron, hemipterous insect


Member meronymgenus Notonecta, Notonecta









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