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pond-skater

noun

any of various heteropterous insects of the family Gerrididae, esp Gerris lacustris (common pond-skater), having a slender hairy body and long hairy legs with which they skim about on the surface of pondsAlso called: water strider, water skater

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Nearby words

  1. pond life,
  2. pond lily,
  3. pond scum,
  4. pond snail,
  5. pond-apple,
  6. ponder,
  7. ponderable,
  8. ponderance,
  9. ponderosa,
  10. ponderosa pine
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