backswimmer

English

Etymology

From back +‎ swimmer.

Noun

backswimmer (plural backswimmers)

1. 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)