Word Meanings - WATERMITE - Book Publishers vocabulary database

Any of numerous species of aquatic mites belonging to Hydrachna and allied genera of the family Hydrachnidæ, usually having the legs fringed and adapted for swimming. They are often red or red and black in color, and while young are parasites of fresh-water insects and mussels. Called also water tick, and water spider.

• Coloring
  of Color
• WATERBOUND
  Prevented by a flood from proceeding.
• Water boatman
  A boat bug.
• WATERRAIL
  Any one of numerous species of rails of the genus Rallus, as the common European species (Rallus aquaticus). See Illust. of Rail.
• Water mouse
  Any one of several species of mice belonging to the genus Hydromys, native of Australia and Tasmania. Their hind legs are strong and their toes partially webbed. They live on the borders of streams, and swim well. They are remarkable as being the
• Blacking
  of Black
• Family
  The collective body of persons who live in one house, and under one head or manager; a household, including parents, children, and servants, and, as the case may be, lodgers or boarders.
• WATERCHESTNUT
  The fruit of Trapa natans and Trapa bicornis, Old World water plants bearing edible nutlike fruits armed with several hard and sharp points; also, the plant itself; -- called also water caltrop.
• Water cavy
  The capybara.
• WATERSOLDIER
  An aquatic European plant (Stratiotes aloides) with bayonet- shaped leaves.
• Water pillar
  A waterspout.
• Blackcoat
  A clergyman; -- familiarly so called, as a soldier is sometimes called a redcoat or a bluecoat.
• Water tube
  One of a system of tubular excretory organs having external openings, found in many invertebrates. They are believed to be analogous in function to the kidneys of vertebrates. See Illust. under Trematodea, and Sporocyst.
• Fringe
  An ornamental appendage to the border of a piece of stuff, originally consisting of the ends of the warp, projecting beyond the woven fabric; but more commonly made separate and sewed on, consisting sometimes of projecting ends, twisted or plaited
• WATERDEERLET
  See Water chevrotain.
• Water crake
  The dipper.
• WATERTICK
  Same as Water mite.
• Water purslane
  See under Purslane.
• Blackguarding
  of Blackguard
• Water witch
  The dabchick.

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