What does water bug mean?
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wa·ter bug
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Princeton's WordNet
water bugnoun
a true bug: large aquatic bug adapted to living in or on the surface of water
German cockroach, Croton bug, crotonbug, water bug, Blattella germanicanoun
small light-brown cockroach brought to United States from Europe; a common household pest
Wiktionary
water bugnoun
Any member of the infraorder Nepomorpha, the true water bugs.
water bugnoun
Any of various other true bugs that live around water.
water bugnoun
The American cockroach, Periplaneta americana.
water bugnoun
The Oriental cockroach, Blatta orientalis.
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water bug
A water bug is a general term for a variety of insects including beetles, true bugs, and others that are typically found in or near water. These insects can vary widely in size, shape, and color, but most have adaptations that allow them to live and/or move in aquatic environments, such as flippers or the ability to swim. Some water bugs are predatory and may bite if handled. Examples of insects commonly referred to as water bugs include water striders, backswimmers, water boatmen, and giant water bugs. This term can sometimes be mistakenly used to refer to cockroaches.
Webster Dictionary
Water bug
the Croton bug
Water bug
any one of numerous species of large, rapacious, aquatic, hemipterous insects belonging to Belostoma, Benacus, Zaitha, and other genera of the family Belostomatidae. Their hind legs are long and fringed, and act like oars. Some of these insects are of great size, being among the largest existing Hemiptera. Many of them come out of the water and fly about at night
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of water bug in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of water bug in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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- vesilude, ruotsintorakka, amerikantorakka, sokeritorakkaFinnish
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