"water skipper" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: water skippers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} water skipper (plural water skippers)
  1. An insect of the family Gerridae. Categories (lifeform): True bugs Synonyms (Gerridae): water strider, water skeeter, water scooter, water skimmer, water bug, pond skater, Jesus bug
    Sense id: en-water_skipper-en-noun-4Y4I6Z1O Disambiguation of True bugs: 49 3 42 6 Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 58 1 36 4 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 51 1 43 5 Disambiguation of 'Gerridae': 93 0 7 0
  2. The bufferfly Parnara monasi. Synonyms (Parnara monasi): water watchman
    Sense id: en-water_skipper-en-noun-hqWFmVIU Disambiguation of 'Parnara monasi': 0 100 0 0
  3. A motorized recreational over-water vehicle built from modifying a snowmobile, that is run at high speeds, to hydroplane across the surfaces of bodies of water. Categories (lifeform): Skippers, True bugs Synonyms: waterskipper, water-skipper Synonyms (modified snowmobile): watersled, watercrosser, water crosser
    Sense id: en-water_skipper-en-noun-Kup-hh4l Disambiguation of Skippers: 37 3 53 7 Disambiguation of True bugs: 49 3 42 6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 1 53 3 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 51 1 43 5 Disambiguation of 'modified snowmobile': 5 0 89 6
  4. A human powered hydrofoil, that has an appearance akin to a tricycle or a snoracer.
    Sense id: en-water_skipper-en-noun-Ch~SnzDb

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