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Noun: pond-skater
  1. Long-legged bug that skims about on the surface of water
    "Children watched fascinated as pond-skaters glided effortlessly across the pond";
    - water strider, water skater

Derived forms: pond-skaters

Type of: water bug

Part of: family Gerridae, family Gerrididae, Gerridae, Gerrididae

Encyclopedia: Pond-skater