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Water beetle
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Water beetle,
Any one of numerous species of aquatic beetles belonging to Dytiscus and allied genera of the family Dytiscidæ , and to various genera of the family Hydrophilidæ . These beetles swim with great agility, the fringed hind legs acting together like oars. [1913 Webster]
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