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Meanings of water skater in English

Long-legged bug that skims about on the surface of water.

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        Examples for "water strider"
        Examples for "water strider"
        1
        Brownie tells her that he swallowed a water strider, but she ignores him.
        The new yorker
        2
        It looked like a giant water strider, with its long legs clinging to the rhino's back.
        Stars rain down
        3
        Scientists have developed a tiny robot, based on the water strider insect, that can jump on water.
        BBC
        4
        The robotic version uses the same forces to jump as the water strider, pushing off without breaking the surface.
        BBC
        5
        Facebook Twitter Pinterest Water striders stay afloat because of the liquid's surface tension.
        The Guardian