water beetle

noun

any of various aquatic beetles, as a predaceous diving beetle.

Origin of water beetle

First recorded in 1660–70

Words nearby water beetle

water-base paint, water bath, water bear, Water Bearer, waterbed, water beetle, water bench, water bird, water biscuit, water blister, waterboarding

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Example sentences from the Web for water beetle

I've found a rather rare species of a water-beetle, Dytiscus marginatus; do you know it?
Fathers and Children|Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev
At a little distance they were very puzzling, looking more like a water-beetle grown fat and lazy than aught else.
The Cruise of the Cachalot|Frank T. Bullen
Compare the antenn with those of the locust and water-beetle.
Elementary Zoology, Second Edition|Vernon L. Kellogg
I was only nearly eaten up by the perch; and then there was a duckling after me and a horrid dragon-fly grub and a water-beetle.
The Pond|Carl Ewald

Some insects which live in water, such as the water-beetle, breathe air in the same way as their relatives who live on land.
Chatterbox, 1905.|Various

British Dictionary definitions for water beetle

water beetle

noun

any of various beetles of the families Dysticidae, Hydrophilidae, etc, that live most of the time in freshwater ponds, rivers, etcSee whirligig beetle

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单词	water beetle
释义	water beetle noun any of various aquatic beetles, as a predaceous diving beetle. Origin of water beetle First recorded in 1660–70 Words nearby water beetle water-base paint, water bath, water bear, Water Bearer, waterbed, water beetle, water bench, water bird, water biscuit, water blister, waterboarding Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for water beetle I've found a rather rare species of a water-beetle, Dytiscus marginatus; do you know it? Fathers and Children\|Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev At a little distance they were very puzzling, looking more like a water-beetle grown fat and lazy than aught else. The Cruise of the Cachalot\|Frank T. Bullen Compare the antenn with those of the locust and water-beetle. Elementary Zoology, Second Edition\|Vernon L. Kellogg I was only nearly eaten up by the perch; and then there was a duckling after me and a horrid dragon-fly grub and a water-beetle. The Pond\|Carl Ewald Some insects which live in water, such as the water-beetle, breathe air in the same way as their relatives who live on land. Chatterbox, 1905.\|Various British Dictionary definitions for water beetle water beetle noun any of various beetles of the families Dysticidae, Hydrophilidae, etc, that live most of the time in freshwater ponds, rivers, etcSee whirligig beetle Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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