WATER BUG
Dictionary entry overview: What does water bug mean?
• WATER BUG (noun)
The noun WATER BUG has 2 senses:
1. a true bug: large aquatic bug adapted to living in or on the surface of water
2. small light-brown cockroach brought to United States from Europe; a common household pest
Familiarity information: WATER BUG used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• WATER BUG (noun)
Meaning:
A true bug: large aquatic bug adapted to living in or on the surface of water
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("water bug" is a kind of...):
heteropterous insect (true bugs: insects whose forewings are membranous but have leathery tips)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "water bug"):
giant water bug (large water bug with piercing and sucking mouthparts; feeds on young fishes)
water scorpion (long-legged aquatic insect having the front legs fitted for seizing and holding prey and the abdomen extended by a long breathing tube)
boat bug; water boatman (carnivorous aquatic bug having paddle-like hind legs)
pond-skater; water skater; water strider (long-legged bug that skims about on the surface of water)
Meaning:
Small light-brown cockroach brought to United States from Europe; a common household pest
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Blattella germanica; Croton bug; crotonbug; German cockroach; water bug
Hypernyms ("water bug" is a kind of...):
cockroach; roach (any of numerous chiefly nocturnal insects; some are domestic pests)
Holonyms ("water bug" is a member of...):
Blattella; genus Blattella (small cockroaches)
