Meanings
nounwater bug (plural water bugs)
plural water bugs · alternative waterbug
- Any member of the infraorder Nepomorpha of true water bugs.
- Any of various other true bugs that live around water.
- An oriental cockroach (Blatta orientalis).
- Synonym of water strider.
Synonyms: water strider
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of water strider.
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nounsmall light-brown cockroach brought to United States from Europe; a common household pest
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Translations
Finnish vesilude, vesilude
- vesiludemember of infraorder Nepomorpha
- vesiludeother true bug living around water
- sokeritorakkaPeriplaneta americana
- amerikantorakkaPeriplaneta americana
- itämainen torakkaBlatta orientalis
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APA
water bug. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/water%20bug
MLA
“water bug.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/water%20bug. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “water bug,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/water%20bug.
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