Noun: backswimmer 'bak,swi-mu(r)
- Predaceous aquatic insect that swims on its back and may inflict painful bites
"The backswimmer's unique swimming style makes it easily identifiable in ponds";
- Notonecta undulata
Derived forms: backswimmers
Type of: bug, hemipteran, hemipteron, hemipterous insect
Part of: genus Notonecta, Notonecta
Encyclopedia: Backswimmer