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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of various beetles of the family Gyrinidae that circle about rapidly on the surface of water and have divided eyes, with one pair above and one below the water surface.
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- noun Any of various
water beetles of the family Gyrinidae that swim rapidly in circles when alarmed.
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- noun aquatic beetle that circles rapidly on the water surface
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