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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

water boatman

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.50 in modern English

Syllables
wa-ter boat-man
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the various aquatic insects of the family Corixidae that have paddle-shaped hind legs used for swimming.

Australian usage; American usage

noun

Any member of the genus Sigara, especially of species Sigara arguta.

New Zealand usage

Usage

Inflected Forms

water boatmen (plural)

Phrases

lesser water boatman greater water boatman

Synonyms

boat bug

Questions

What does water boatman mean?
Any of the various aquatic insects of the family Corixidae that have paddle-shaped hind legs used for swimming.

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