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water bug

water bug noun: any member of the infraorder Nepomorpha of true water bugs.

Noun

water bug (plural water bugs)

  1. Any member of the infraorder Nepomorpha of true water bugs.
  2. Any of various other true bugs that live around water.
  3. An American cockroach (Periplaneta americana).
  4. An oriental cockroach (Blatta orientalis).
  5. Synonym of water strider.
    Synonyms:
    water strider

Synonyms of water bug

Forms of water bug

pluralwater bugs
alternative formwaterbug

Questions about water bug

What does water bug mean?
Water bug means any member of the infraorder Nepomorpha of true water bugs.
What part of speech is water bug?
Water bug is a noun.
What is the plural of water bug?
The plural of water bug is water bugs.

Words near water bug in the dictionary

  1. water bridge
  2. water bridges
  3. water buffalo
  4. water buffaloes
  5. water buffalos
  6. water bug
  7. water bugs
  8. water bus
  9. water buses
  10. water butt
  11. water butts

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