Definition of Water beetle. Meaning of Water beetle. Synonyms of Water beetle

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Definition of Water beetle

Water beetle
Water beetle Wa"ter bee"tle (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of aquatic beetles belonging to Dytiscus and allied genera of the family Dytiscid[ae], and to various genera of the family Hydrophilid[ae]. These beetles swim with great agility, the fringed hind legs acting together like oars.

Meaning of Water beetle from wikipedia

- A water beetle is a generalized name for any beetle that is adapted to living in water at any point in its life cycle. Most water beetles can only live...
- novelty, such as adaptations in water beetles which trap air bubbles under the elytra for use while diving. Beetles are holometabolans, which means that...
- The lesser silver water beetle (Hydrochara caraboides) is a species of water scavenger beetle (family Hydrophilidae). The beetle is about 15 millimetres...
- Water-penny beetles are a family (the Psephenidae) of 272 species (in 35 genera) of aquatic beetles found on all continents except Antarctica, in both...
- dytikos (δυτικός), "able to dive" – are the predaceous diving beetles, a family of water beetles. They occur in virtually any freshwater habitat around the...
- The whirligig beetles are water beetles, comprising the family Gyrinidae that usually swim on the surface of the water if undisturbed, though they swim...
- Hungerford's crawling water beetle (Brychius hungerfordi) is a critically endangered member of the family Haliplidae of water beetles found in northeastern...
- Hydrophilus piceus is a species of beetles in the family Hydrophilidae, the water scavenger beetles. This very large aquatic beetle is found in the Palearctic...
- The Volkswagen Beetle—officially the Volkswagen Type 1—is an economy car that was built by the German company Volkswagen (VW) from 1938 until 2003. It...
- referred to as skin beetles. Other common names include larder beetle, hide or leather beetles, **** beetles, and khapra beetles. There are over 1,800...