Whirligig-beetle
noun
1.
any of numerous aquatic beetles of the family Gyrinidae, commonly seen in groups circling about rapidly on the surface of the water.
whirligig beetle
noun
1.
any flat-bodied water beetle of the family Gyrinidae, which circles rapidly on the surface of the water
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