"water boatman" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: water boatmen [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|water boatmen}} water boatman (plural water boatmen)
  1. Any of the various aquatic insects of the family Corixidae that have paddle-shaped hind legs used for swimming. Wikipedia link: water boatman Categories (lifeform): True bugs Translations (aquatic insect of the family Corixidae): bádóir [masculine] (Irish), hoehoe tuarā (Maori), tó bichʼosh (Navajo)

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