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noun
Synonym of water strider (“an insect of the family Gerridae”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: water strider
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noun
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see Jesus, bug.
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History
In the case of the water strider, allusion to the miracle of Jesus Christ walking on water.
