backswimmer
English
Etymology
From
back
+
swimmer
.
Noun
backswimmer
(
plural
backswimmers
)
Any of various
aquatic
insects
, of the family
Notonectidae
, that
swim
on their
backs
.
Derived terms
pygmy backswimmer
Translations
aquatic insect
Dutch:
bootsmannetje
(nl)
n
Finnish:
malluainen
(fi)
German:
Rückenschwimmer
(de)
m
Ingrian:
vesilucikkain
Maori:
hoe tuarā
Navajo:
tó bichʼosh
Russian:
гла́дыш
(ru)
m
(
gládyš
)