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water beetle
noun
- any of various aquatic beetles, as a predaceous diving beetle.
water beetle
noun
- any of various beetles of the families Dysticidae, Hydrophilidae, etc, that live most of the time in freshwater ponds, rivers, etc See whirligig beetle
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Word History and Origins
Origin of water beetle1
First recorded in 1660–70
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Example Sentences
"The lake used to be full of newts as well as cool water beetles and other animals," Vukovic reports.
From Salon
These habitats support a large number of freshwater species, including crested newts, toads, fish, water beetles, dragon flies and wetland plants such as the water-violet.
From BBC
Last year, I dug a pond at the edge of the copse; within days water beetles had found their way into it; dragonflies zip across it.
From The Guardian
Inside is a siren over a foot long, surrounded by a carpet of flopping tadpoles and water beetles.
From Washington Post
A new species of water beetle, discovered by scientists in Borneo, has been named after the Oscar-winning star of The Revenant.
From The Guardian
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