water beetle
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noun
any of various aquatic beetles, as a predaceous diving beetle.
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Origin of water beetle
First recorded in 1660–70
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British Dictionary definitions for water beetle
water beetle
noun
any of various beetles of the families Dysticidae, Hydrophilidae, etc, that live most of the time in freshwater ponds, rivers, etcSee whirligig beetle
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