💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Waterbug"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| water bugnoun | Any member of the infraorder Nepomorpha of true water bugs. |
| giant water bugnoun | Any insect in the family Belostomatidae of large, predatory true bugs. |
| scorpion bugnoun | Any large predatory water bug in the genus Nepa or similar bugs in family Nepidae. |
| watermitenoun | Alternative form of water mite. [(zoology) Any mite of the clade Hydracarina (syn. Hydrachnidia).] |
| nepomorphannoun | Any true bug of the infraorder Nepomorpha |
| pillbugnoun | Alternative spelling of pill bug. [(US) Any of very many terrestrial crustaceans, of the family Armadillidiidae, a subgroup of the woodlice, that can roll themselves up into a protective ball.] |
| waterfleanoun | Alternative form of water flea. [Any of various aquatic crustacea of the order Diplostraca, characterised by their jumping or jerky mode of swimming.] |
| naucoridnoun | (entomology) Any member of the family Naucoridae, the creeping water bugs |
| boat bugnoun | (dated) A water boatman. |
| hebridnoun | (entomology) Any member of the family Hebridae, the velvet water bugs. |
| water beetlenoun | 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. |
| bloodwormnoun | Alternative spelling of blood worm. [A larva of any chironomid midge in the (family Chironomidae).] |
| water scorpionnoun | Any long-legged aquatic insect of the family Nepidae, commonly in temperate Europe of species Nepa cinerea. |
| shore bugnoun | An insect of any of numerous small predatory, often burrowing, species of the family Saldidae, found near bodies of water. |
| water measurernoun | Any insect in the family Hydrometridae, aquatic insects related to the water strider |
| stinkbugnoun | Any of several insects, usually shield-shaped, possessing a gland that produces a foul-smelling liquid, usually containing aldehydes, which they use to discourage predators. |
| water mitenoun | (zoology) Any mite of the clade Hydracarina (syn. Hydrachnidia). |
| water boatmannoun | (US, Australia) Any of the various aquatic insects of the family Corixidae that have paddle-shaped hind legs used for swimming. |
| true bugnoun | Any of various insects of the order Hemiptera and in particular of the suborder Heteroptera, that are wingless or have two pairs of wings, and have mouthparts adapted for piercing and sucking. |
| pill bugnoun | (US) Any of very many terrestrial crustaceans, of the family Armadillidiidae, a subgroup of the woodlice, that can roll themselves up into a protective ball. |
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