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Definition of Swimmers
1. swimmer [n] - See also: swimmer
Lexicographical Neighbors of Swimmers
Literary usage of Swimmers
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Handbook of Birds of the Western United States: Including the Great Plains by Florence Merriam Bailey (1921)
"... TUBE-NOSED swimmers. ( 1. Nasal tubes separated and at sides of bill, ...
Short-legged swimmers Anatidae Ducks, Geese, and Swans, p. 44. ..."
2. Our Feathered Game: A Handbook of the North American Game Birds by Dwight Williams Huntington (1903)
"The swimmers are second only in importance to the gallinaceous birds. It is
possible that a majority of sportsmen would reverse the order and place the ..."
3. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1920)
"Many racing swimmers take a breath only every other stroke, keeping the face half
under water half of the time. Pic. 4.—Swimming on the Back. ..."
4. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1920)
"Many racing swimmers take a breath only every other stroke, keeping the face half
under water half of the time. Pic. 4.—Swimming on the Back. ..."
5. The Insect Book: A Popular Account of the Bees, Wasps, Ants, Grasshoppers by Leland Ossian Howard (1901)
"These water bugs known as the "back swimmers" much resemble the water boatmen,
but are very convex on the back and always swim with the belly upwards. ..."
6. North American Birds Eggs by Chester Albert Reed (1904)
"They are unsurpassed in powers of flight, but are only fair swimmers and rarely,
if ever, dive, getting their food, which consists of dead animal mutter, ..."
7. North American Birds Eggs by Chester Albert Reed (1904)
"They are unsurpassed in powers of flight, but are only fair swimmers and rarely,
if ever, dive, getting their food, which consists of dead animal matter, ..."
8. The Insect Book: A Popular Account of the Bees, Wasps, Ants, Grasshoppers by Leland Ossian Howard (1905)
"These water bugs known as the "back swimmers" much resemble the water boatmen,
but are very convex on the back and always swim with the belly upwards. ..."
9. Handbook of Birds of the Western United States: Including the Great Plains by Florence Merriam Bailey (1921)
"... TUBE-NOSED swimmers. ( 1. Nasal tubes separated and at sides of bill, ...
Short-legged swimmers Anatidae Ducks, Geese, and Swans, p. 44. ..."
10. Our Feathered Game: A Handbook of the North American Game Birds by Dwight Williams Huntington (1903)
"The swimmers are second only in importance to the gallinaceous birds. It is
possible that a majority of sportsmen would reverse the order and place the ..."
11. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1920)
"Many racing swimmers take a breath only every other stroke, keeping the face half
under water half of the time. Pic. 4.—Swimming on the Back. ..."
12. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1920)
"Many racing swimmers take a breath only every other stroke, keeping the face half
under water half of the time. Pic. 4.—Swimming on the Back. ..."
13. The Insect Book: A Popular Account of the Bees, Wasps, Ants, Grasshoppers by Leland Ossian Howard (1901)
"These water bugs known as the "back swimmers" much resemble the water boatmen,
but are very convex on the back and always swim with the belly upwards. ..."
14. North American Birds Eggs by Chester Albert Reed (1904)
"They are unsurpassed in powers of flight, but are only fair swimmers and rarely,
if ever, dive, getting their food, which consists of dead animal mutter, ..."
15. North American Birds Eggs by Chester Albert Reed (1904)
"They are unsurpassed in powers of flight, but are only fair swimmers and rarely,
if ever, dive, getting their food, which consists of dead animal matter, ..."
16. The Insect Book: A Popular Account of the Bees, Wasps, Ants, Grasshoppers by Leland Ossian Howard (1905)
"These water bugs known as the "back swimmers" much resemble the water boatmen,
but are very convex on the back and always swim with the belly upwards. ..."
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