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Definition of Backswimmer
1. Noun. Predaceous aquatic insect that swims on its back and may inflict painful bites.
Generic synonyms: Bug, Hemipteran, Hemipteron, Hemipterous Insect
Group relationships: Genus Notonecta, Notonecta
Definition of Backswimmer
1. Noun. Any of various aquatic insects, of the family ''Notonectidae'', that swim on their backs. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Backswimmer
Literary usage of Backswimmer
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Teaching of Science in the Elementary School by Gilbert Haven Trafton (1918)
"The backswimmer illustrates swimming. The beetle illustrates running. t Child's
problem. ... Differences between legs of grasshopper and of backswimmer. ..."
2. Entomology, with Special Reference to Its Ecological Aspects by Justus Watson Folsom (1922)
"230, .4) and the presence of a dorsal air-chamber under the elytra, the back of
the insect tends to remain uppermost, while in the backswimmer, ..."
3. Writing Fabulous Sentences and Paragraphs by Jill Norris, Don Robison (1997)
"Main Idea A backswimmer has a rounded back and its underside is flat. When it
floats on its back it ... The backswimmer spends most of its time upside down. ..."
4. Fresh-water Biology by Henry Baldwin Ward, George Chandler Whipple (1918)
"A water hug (at the left) and a backswimmer (at the right), resting at the surface
of an aquarium. which is capable of making painful wounds. ..."
5. Reduction of Domestic Mosquitos: Instructions for the Use of Municipalities by Edward Halford Ross (1911)
"It is known as the water- boatman or " backswimmer " (Notonecta). It lives on
mosquito larvae, and will keep a pond quite clear of them. ..."
6. The Elements of Animal Biology by Samuel Jackson Holmes (1919)
"When swimming below the surface the backswimmer carries quite a supply of air
which gives it a silvery appearance where ..."
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