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Backswimmer

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Noun

1. backswimmer, notonecta undulata

predaceous aquatic insect that swims on its back and may inflict painful bites

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Backswimmer

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noun
an aquatic bug belonging to the family Notonectidae that swims on its back using its back legs as oars

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Backswimmer

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noun
any of a family (Notonectidae) of hemipterous water bugs that swim rapidly on their back by use of their long, oarlike legs

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Backswimmer

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n.
Any of various predatory hemipteran insects of the family Notonectidae that live in freshwater habitats and swim on their backs by means of oarlike hind legs.

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