"giant water bug" meaning in All languages combined

See giant water bug on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: giant water bugs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=giant water bug}} giant water bug (plural giant water bugs)
  1. Any insect in the family Belostomatidae, which are large, predatory true bugs. Categories (lifeform): True bugs Related terms: toe biter

Inflected forms

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