Meanings
noundiving beetle (plural diving beetles)
plural diving beetles
- Any beetle of the family Dytiscidae.
A water beetle, so remarkable for its power of diving that naturalists have named it the diver, is not uncommon in our fresh-water streams.
1850, Francis Mason, The Natural Productions of Burmah, Diving beetle., page 360
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 潜水甲虫
- 潜水甲虫 (qiánshuǐ jiǎchóng)beetle of the Dytiscidae
German Schwimmkäfer
- Schwimmkäferbeetle of the Dytiscidae
Japanese 源五郎
- 源五郎 (gengorō)beetle of the Dytiscidae
Korean 다이빙 딱정벌레
- 다이빙 딱정벌레 (daibing ttagjeongbeolle)beetle of the Dytiscidae
Russian плавуне́ц
- плавуне́ц (plavunéc)beetle of the Dytiscidae
Swedish dykare
- dykarebeetle of the Dytiscidae
Cite this entry
APA
diving beetle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diving%20beetle
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“diving beetle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diving%20beetle. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “diving beetle,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diving%20beetle.
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