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water strider

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.50 in modern English

Syllables
wa-ter strid-er
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a number of predatory insects in the family Gerridae, which rely on surface tension to walk on top of water.

Inflected Forms

water striders (plural)

Synonyms

Jesus bug magic bug pond-skater skater skimmer water scooter water skater water skeeter water skimmer water skipper water bug water spider

Questions

What does water strider mean?
Any of a number of predatory insects in the family Gerridae, which rely on surface tension to walk on top of water.

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