"riffle bug" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: riffle bugs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} riffle bug (plural riffle bugs)
  1. Any insect in the family Veliidae of aquatic true bugs related to the water striders. Categories (lifeform): True bugs Synonyms (insect in Veliidae): smaller water strider, broad-shouldered water strider

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