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Pond-skater
see synonyms of pond-skaterNoun
1. pond-skater, water skater, water strider
long-legged bug that skims about on the surface of water
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Pond-skater
see synonyms of pond-skaternoun
any of various heteropterous insects of the family Gerrididae, esp Gerris lacustris (common pond-skater), having a slender hairy body and long hairy legs with which they skim about on the surface of ponds
. Also called: water strider, water skaterCollins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers