water skipper

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English

Gerris sp., typical of Gerridae
A snowmobile water skipper

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water skipper (plural water skippers)

  1. An insect of the family Gerridae.
  2. The bufferfly Parnara monasi.
  3. A motorized recreational over-water vehicle built from modifying a snowmobile, that is run at high speeds, to hydroplane across the surfaces of bodies of water.
  4. A human powered hydrofoil, that has an appearance akin to a tricycle or a snoracer.

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