water bug

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water bug

noun water bugs · waterbug

Any member of the infraorder Nepomorpha of true water bugs.
Any of various other true bugs that live around water.
An American cockroach (Periplaneta americana).
An oriental cockroach (Blatta orientalis).
Synonym of water strider.
Similar: water strider

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@misc{water_bug_2026,
  title = {water bug},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/water%20bug},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}