Wa"ter bear` (?). (Zoöl.) Any species of Tardigrada, 2. See Illust. of
Tardigrada.
Wa"ter-bear`er (?), n. (Astron.) The constellation Aquarius.
Wa"ter bed` (?). A kind of mattress made of, or covered with,
waterproof fabric and filled with water. It is used in hospitals for
bedridden patients.
Wa"ter beech` (?). (Bot.) The American hornbeam. See Hornbeam.
Wa"ter bee"tle (?). (Zoöl.) Any one of numerous species of aquatic
beetles belonging to Dytiscus and allied genera of the family
Dytiscidæ, and to various genera of the family Hydrophilidæ. These
beetles swim with great agility, the fringed hind legs acting together
like oars.
Wa"ter bel"lows (?). Same as Tromp.
Wa"ter bird` (?). (Zoöl.) Any aquatic bird; a water fowl.
Wa"ter black"bird (?). (Zoöl.) The European water ousel, or dipper.
Wa"ter*board` (?), n. A board set up to windward in a boat, to keep out
water. Ham. Nav. Encyc.
Wa"ter boat`man (?). (Zoöl.) A boat bug.
Wa"ter*bok` (?), n. [D.] (Zoöl.) A water buck.
Wa"ter-bound` (?), a. Prevented by a flood from proceeding.
Wa"ter brain` (?). A disease of sheep; gid.
Wa"ter brash` (?). (Med.) See under Brash.
Wa"ter breath"er (?). (Zoöl.) Any arthropod that breathes by means of
gills.
Wa"ter bridge` (?). (Steam Boilers) See Water table.
Wa"ter buck` (?). (Zoöl.) A large, heavy antelope (Kobus
ellipsiprymnus) native of Central Africa. It frequents the banks of
rivers and is a good swimmer. It has a white ring around the rump.
Called also photomok, water antelope, and waterbok.
The name is also applied to other related species, as the leche (Kobus
leche), which has similar habits.
Wa"ter buf"fa*lo (?). (Zoöl.) The European buffalo.
Wa"ter bug` (?). (Zoöl.) (a) The Croton bug. (b) Any one of numerous
species of large, rapacious, aquatic, hemipterous insects belonging to
Belostoma, Benacus, Zaitha, and other genera of the family
Belostomatidæ. Their hind legs are long and fringed, and act like oars.
Some of these insects are of great size, being among the largest
existing Hemiptera. Many of them come out of the water and fly about at
night.
Wa"ter butt` (?). A large, open-headed cask, set up on end, to contain
water. Dickens.
Wa"ter cal"trop (?). (Bot.) The water chestnut.
Wa"ter can` (?). (Bot.) Any one of several species of Nuphar; the
yellow frog lily; — so called from the shape of the seed vessel. See
Nuphar, and cf. Candock. Dr. Prior.
Wa"ter can"ker (?). (Med.) See Canker, n., 1.
Wa"ter car"riage (?). 1. Transportation or conveyance by water; means
of transporting by water.