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Definition of water scorpion in English: water scorpionnoun A mainly tropical predatory water bug with grasping forelegs, breathing from the surface via a bristle-like ‘tail’. Family Nepidae, suborder Heteroptera: several genera and species, including the European Nepa cinerea Example sentencesExamples - These surely are Water Scorpions in the genus Ranatra, and they really will give a painful bite.
- She also learned from her teacher that the water scorpion's tail forms a siphon for breathing at the surface.
- They include such things as spiders, leeches, millipedes, pill bugs, flatworms, mites, beetles, and water dwellers such as water scorpions and nematode worms.
- When an unsuspecting tadpole, fairy shrimp, or insect comes along, the water scorpion lunges forward and grabs it with razor sharp front legs.
Definition of water scorpion in US English: water scorpionnoun A mainly tropical predatory water bug with grasping forelegs, breathing from the surface via a bristle-like “tail.”. Family Nepidae, suborder Heteroptera: several genera including the Nepa and Ranatra Example sentencesExamples - She also learned from her teacher that the water scorpion's tail forms a siphon for breathing at the surface.
- They include such things as spiders, leeches, millipedes, pill bugs, flatworms, mites, beetles, and water dwellers such as water scorpions and nematode worms.
- When an unsuspecting tadpole, fairy shrimp, or insect comes along, the water scorpion lunges forward and grabs it with razor sharp front legs.
- These surely are Water Scorpions in the genus Ranatra, and they really will give a painful bite.
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