BOAT BUG

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Carnivorous aquatic bug having paddle-like hind legs

Synonyms:

boat bug; water boatman

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("boat bug" is a kind of...):

water bug (a true bug: large aquatic bug adapted to living in or on the surface of water)

Holonyms ("boat bug" is a member of...):

Corixa; genus Corixa (type genus of the Corixidae: boat bugs)

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