backswimmer

English

Etymology

back +‎ swimmer

Noun

backswimmer (plural backswimmers)

Any of various aquatic insects, of the family Notonectidae, that swim on their backs.

Translations

aquatic insect

Dutch: bootsmannetje (nl) n
Finnish: malluainen (fi)
German: Rückenschwimmer (de) m

Maori: hoe tuarā
Navajo: tó bichʼosh

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