Definitions for boat bug

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Princeton's WordNet

water boatman, boat bug(noun)
carnivorous aquatic bug having paddle-like hind legs

Webster Dictionary

Boat bug(u)
an aquatic hemipterous insect of the genus Notonecta; -- so called from swimming on its back, which gives it the appearance of a little boat. Called also boat fly, boat insect, boatman, and water boatman

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