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whirligig beetles

whirligig beetles is the plural of whirligig beetle.

Meaning of whirligig beetle

Noun

whirligig beetle (plural whirligig beetles)

  1. Any of various water beetles of the family Gyrinidae that swim rapidly in circles when alarmed.
    Synonyms:
    gyrinid, mellow bug

Questions about whirligig beetles

What is whirligig beetles the plural of?
Whirligig beetles is the plural of whirligig beetle.

Words near whirligig beetles in the dictionary

  1. whirlier
  2. whirlies
  3. whirliest
  4. whirligig
  5. whirligig beetle
  6. whirligig beetles
  7. whirligig of time
  8. whirligigged
  9. whirligigging
  10. whirligigs
  11. whirlimagig

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