Meanings
nounbackswimmer (plural backswimmers)
plural backswimmers
- Any of various aquatic insects, of the family Notonectidae, that swim on their backs.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounpredaceous aquatic insect that swims on its back and may inflict painful bites
Similar
Notonecta undulata
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Catalan notonecta
- notonectaaquatic insect
Dutch bootsmannetje
- bootsmannetjeaquatic insect
Finnish malluainen
- malluainenaquatic insect
German Rückenschwimmer
- Rückenschwimmeraquatic insect
Hungarian hátonúszó poloska
- hátonúszó poloskaaquatic insect
Māori hoe tuarā
- hoe tuarāaquatic insect
Russian гла́дыш
- гла́дыш (gládyš)aquatic insect
Spanish garapito
- garapitoaquatic insect
Cite this entry
APA
backswimmer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backswimmer
MLA
“backswimmer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backswimmer. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “backswimmer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backswimmer.
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