notonecta noun.
[nǝʊtǝ'nɛktǝ] M17.[mod. Latin (see below), from Greek nōton back + nēktēs swimmer.]An aquatic bug of the genus
Notonecta, which swims on its back; a backswimmer. Now only as mod. Latin genus name. Cf.
water-boatman s.v.
WATER noun.
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