noun
Meaning 1
Any member of the infraorder Nepomorpha of true water bugs.
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Phrase guide
water bug
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noun
Meaning 2
Any of various other true bugs that live around water.
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noun
Meaning 3
An American cockroach (Periplaneta americana).
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noun
Meaning 4
An oriental cockroach (Blatta orientalis).
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noun
Meaning 5
Synonym of water strider.
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Synonyms: water strider
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noun
Meaning 6
small light-brown cockroach brought to United States from Europe; a common household pest
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: German cockroach, Croton bug, crotonbug, Blattella germanica
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Broader terms: cockroach, roach
noun
Meaning 7
a true bug: large aquatic bug adapted to living in or on the surface of water
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Broader terms: heteropterous insect
Narrower terms: giant water bug, water scorpion, water boatman, boat bug, water strider, pond-skater, water skater
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Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: vesilude — member of infraorder Nepomorpha
- Finnish: vesilude — other true bug living around water
- Finnish: sokeritorakka — Periplaneta americana
- Finnish: amerikantorakka — Periplaneta americana
- Finnish: itämainen torakka — Blatta orientalis