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long-toed water beetle

long-toed water beetle noun: any water beetle of the family Dryopidae, with noticeably long toes.

long-toed water beetle: any water beetle of the family Dryopidae, with noticeably long toes
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Noun

long-toed water beetle (plural long-toed water beetles)

  1. Any water beetle of the family Dryopidae, with noticeably long toes.

Forms of long-toed water beetle

plurallong-toed water beetles

Origin of long-toed water beetle

From long + toed + water beetle.

Questions about long-toed water beetle

What does long-toed water beetle mean?
Long-toed water beetle means any water beetle of the family Dryopidae, with noticeably long toes.
What part of speech is long-toed water beetle?
Long-toed water beetle is a noun.
What is the plural of long-toed water beetle?
The plural of long-toed water beetle is long-toed water beetles.

Words near long-toed water beetle in the dictionary

  1. long-termly
  2. long-termness
  3. long-time
  4. long-time listener, first-time caller
  5. long-toed stint
  6. long-toed water beetle
  7. long-toed water beetles
  8. long-togs
  9. long-tongued
  10. long-tongued bat
  11. long-tongued bats

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