long-toed water beetle

noun

Any water beetle of the family Dryopidae, with noticeably long toes.

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Meanings

nounlong-toed water beetle (plural long-toed water beetles)

plural long-toed water beetles

  1. Any water beetle of the family Dryopidae, with noticeably long toes.

Origin

From long + toed + water beetle.

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Translations

Finnish nukkakuoksanen
  • nukkakuoksanenDryopidae beetle
Russian прице́пыш
  • прице́пыш (pricépyš)Dryopidae beetle
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APA

long-toed water beetle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/long-toed%20water%20beetle

MLA

“long-toed water beetle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/long-toed%20water%20beetle. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “long-toed water beetle,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/long-toed%20water%20beetle.

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