Noun: water bug wo-tu(r) búg
- A true bug: large aquatic bug adapted to living in or on the surface of water
"Water bugs skated across the pond's surface"
- Small light-brown cockroach brought to United States from Europe; a common household pest
"water bugs scattered when the kitchen light was turned on";
- German cockroach, Croton bug, crotonbug, Blattella germanica
Derived forms: water bugs
Type of: cockroach, heteropterous insect, roach [N. Amer, informal]
Part of: Blattella, genus Blattella
Encyclopedia: Water bug