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water skipper

water skipper noun: synonym of water strider.

water skipper: synonym of water strider
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Noun

water skipper (plural water skippers)

  1. Synonym of water strider.
    Synonyms:
    water strider
  2. The bufferfly Parnara monasi.
    Synonyms:
    water watchman
  3. A motorized recreational over-water vehicle built from modifying a snowmobile, that is run at high speeds, to hydroplane across the surfaces of bodies of water.
    Synonyms:
    water strider, water skeeter, water scooter, water skimmer, water bug, pond skater, Jesus bug, watersled, watercrosser, water crosser
  4. A human powered hydrofoil, that has an appearance akin to a tricycle or a snoracer.

Synonyms of water skipper

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  • water crosser

Forms of water skipper

pluralwater skippers
alternative formwaterskipper
alternative formwater-skipper

Questions about water skipper

What does water skipper mean?
Water skipper means synonym of water strider.
What part of speech is water skipper?
Water skipper is a noun.
What is the plural of water skipper?
The plural of water skipper is water skippers.

Words near water skipper in the dictionary

  1. water skater
  2. water skaters
  3. water ski
  4. water skied
  5. water skiing
  6. water skipper
  7. water skippers
  8. water skis
  9. water sky
  10. water slide
  11. water slides

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