'Water boatman' definitions:
Definition of 'water boatman'
noun
Carnivorous aquatic bug having paddle-like hind legs [syn: water boatman,
boat bug]
Definition of 'Water boatman'
- Water boatman \Wa"ter boat`man\ (Zool.)
A boat bug.
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Definition of 'water boatman'
- Boat bug \Boat" bug`\ (Zool.)
An aquatic hemipterous insect of the genus Notonecta; -- so
called from swimming on its back, which gives it the
appearance of a little boat. Called also boat fly, {boat
insect}, boatman, and water boatman.
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