water boatman
noun
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: any of various oval flattened aquatic bugs (family Corixidae) of fresh or brackish water with fringed hind legs modified into paddles
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Sueur also has an idea about why the water boatman’s song is so loud.
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Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 7 Feb. 2012
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“Water boatman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20boatman. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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