Wasserläufer

Meaning

1. sandpiper (any of various wading birds, especially in the genus Tringa)
2. water strider (any of various pleustonic predatory insects of the family Gerridae)

Concepts

water strider

sandpiper

pond skater

water-skater

Gerridae

common pondskater

pond skaters

redshank

tringa

skater

water striders

Synonyms

Rotschenkel

gemeiner Wasserläufer

Gemeiner Wasserläufer

Translations

araignée d’eau

patineur d’eau

zapatero

Gerridae

Tringa

chevalier

gerris

Gerris gibbifer

tringa

piropiro

Gerridae

opilione

tringa

Hyphenated as

Was‧ser‧läu‧fer

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈvasɐˌlɔɪ̯fɐ/

Etymology

Wasser (“water”) + laufen (“to run”) + -er