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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of various predatory hemipteran insects of the family Gerridae, having long slender legs with which they support themselves on the surface of water.
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- noun Any of a number of
predatory insects in the family Gerridae, which rely onsurface tension to walk on top of water.
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- noun long-legged bug that skims about on the surface of water
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hernesheir commented on the word water strider
These insects float, but not exactly - see hydrophobic legs.
October 6, 2009