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Definition of Boat bug

1. Noun. Carnivorous aquatic bug having paddle-like hind legs.

Definition of Boat bug

1. Noun. An aquatic hemipterous insect of the genus ''Notonecta''; the water boatman. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Boat bug

1. An aquatic hemipterous insect of the genus Notonecta; so called from swimming on its back, which gives it the appearance of a little boat. Synonym: boat fly, boat insect, boatman, and water boatman. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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Literary usage of Boat bug

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Our Little Folk's Primer by Mary B Newton (1898)
"April round showers with worm spider web flowers grass friends making poor them boat bug hurt catch leaves ..."

2. The Fifth Readerby William Torrey Harris, Andrew Jackson Rickoff, Mark Bailey by William Torrey Harris, Andrew Jackson Rickoff, Mark Bailey (1878)
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