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water scorpion
noun[ C ]
uk /ˈwɔː.tə ˌskɔː.pi.ən/ us /ˈwɑː.t̬ɚ ˌskɔːr.pi.ən/
a small, insect-like creature that lives in water and breathes through a long tube that looks like a tail:
The doctor examined the bite on my leg and said he thought it came from a water scorpion.
The swamp is a place where you will find all kinds of leeches, damselflies, and water scorpions.
Water scorpions bear only a passing resemblance to actual scorpions, and are technically classified as arachnids, not insects.
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