noun
large water bug with piercing and sucking mouthparts; feeds on young fishes
• Hypernyms: ↑water bug
• Member Holonyms: ↑Belostomatidae, ↑family Belostomatidae
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noun : any of several very large aquatic bugs (family Belostomatidae) having the hind legs flattened and fringed for use in swimming; especially : a very large dark No. American bug (Lethocerus americanus) often destructive to small freshwater fishes
Useful english dictionary. 2012.