water beetle

noun

any of various aquatic beetles, as a predaceous diving beetle.

water beetle

noun

any of various beetles of the families Dysticidae, Hydrophilidae, etc, that live most of the time in freshwater ponds, rivers, etc See whirligig beetle

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Word History and Origins

Origin of water beetle¹

First recorded in 1660–70

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"The lake used to be full of newts as well as cool water beetles and other animals," Vukovic reports.

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These habitats support a large number of freshwater species, including crested newts, toads, fish, water beetles, dragon flies and wetland plants such as the water-violet.

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Last year, I dug a pond at the edge of the copse; within days water beetles had found their way into it; dragonflies zip across it.

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Inside is a siren over a foot long, surrounded by a carpet of flopping tadpoles and water beetles.

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A new species of water beetle, discovered by scientists in Borneo, has been named after the Oscar-winning star of The Revenant.

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