WHIRLWIG, WHIRLWIG-BEETLE
\wˈɜːlwɪɡ], \wˈɜːlwɪɡ], \w_ˈɜː_l_w_ɪ_ɡ]\
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A beetle of the genus Gyrinus (G. natator), which abounds in fresh water, and may be seen circling round on its surface with great rapidity. Its eyes are divided by a narrow band, so that, although it has only two, it is made to look as if it had four.
By Daniel Lyons
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Nearby Words
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