noun
carnivorous aquatic bug having paddle-like hind legs
• Syn: ↑water boatman
• Hypernyms: ↑water bug
• Member Holonyms: ↑Corixa, ↑genus Corixa
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noun1. : any of numerous aquatic hemipterous insects (family Corixidae) having one pair of legs that resemble long oarlike paddles
2. : back swimmer
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1. See water boatman.
2. backswimmer.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.