water strider

English Thesaurus

1. long-legged bug that skims about on the surface of water (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	water bug,
definition	:	a true bug: large aquatic bug adapted to living in or on the surface of water (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	common pond-skater, gerris lacustris,
definition	:	a variety of water strider (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	family gerridae, family gerrididae, gerridae, gerrididae,
definition	:	an arthropod family that includes water striders (noun.animal)