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WHIRLIGIG BEETLE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does whirligig beetle mean?
• WHIRLIGIG BEETLE (noun)
The noun WHIRLIGIG BEETLE has 1 sense:
1. aquatic beetle that circles rapidly on the water surface
Familiarity information: WHIRLIGIG BEETLE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Aquatic beetle that circles rapidly on the water surface
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("whirligig beetle" is a kind of...):
beetle (insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings)
Holonyms ("whirligig beetle" is a member of...):
family Gyrinidae; Gyrinidae (whirligig beetles)
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