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Pronunciation / Transliteration: amenbo
"池の水面をアメンボがスイスイと泳いでいる。"
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A long-legged slender bug that skates rapidly over the surface of ponds and streams.
"We watched a water strider dart effortlessly across the calm surface of the pond."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Combined from 'water' (Old English wæter) and 'strider' (one who strides or walks with long steps), referring to the insect's ability to walk or skate rapidly across the surface of water.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "water strider" is said worldwide
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gerris
Transliteration: gerris
"Un gerris glisse à la surface de l'eau."
Wasserläufer
Transliteration: Wasserlaeufer
"Ein Wasserläufer lief über den Teich."
gerride
Transliteration: gerride
"I gerridi si muovono velocemente sull'acqua."
zapatero
Transliteration: zapatero
"Los zapateros flotan en la superficie del estanque."
alfinete
Transliteration: alfinete
"O alfinete caminha sobre a água sem afundar."
जलचर कीट
Transliteration: jalchar keet
"पानी पर चलने वाला एक कीड़ा तालाब में तैर रहा है।"
水黾
Transliteration: shuǐ mǐn
"水黾能够在水面上轻盈地滑行。"
소금쟁이
Transliteration: sogeumjaengi
"연못 위에 소금쟁이 한 마리가 떠 있다."
アメンボ
Transliteration: amenbo
"池の水面をアメンボがスイスイと泳いでいる。"
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