water beetle

noun

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.

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Meanings

nounwater beetle (plural water beetles)

plural water beetles

  1. 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.

Translations

Arabic خنفساء الماء
  • خنفساء الماءinsect
German Wasserkäfer
  • Wasserkäferinsect
Irish ciaróg uisce, doirb
  • ciaróg uisceinsect
  • doirbinsect
Vietnamese bọ nước
  • bọ nướcinsect
Cite this entry
APA

water beetle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/water%20beetle

MLA

“water beetle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/water%20beetle. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “water beetle,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/water%20beetle.

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