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Any one of numerous species of aquatic beetles belonging to Dytiscus and allied genera of the family Dytiscidae, and to various genera of the family Hydrophilidae. These beetles swim with great agility, the fringed hind legs acting together like oars.
Any one of numerous species of large, rapacious, aquatic, hemipterous insects belonging to Belostoma, Benacus, Zaitha, and other genera of the family Belostomatidae. 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.
OARS
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of Oarsman
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A vessel with thirty banks of oars, or, as some say, thirty ranks of rowers.
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A boat designed to be propelled by oars instead of sails.
v. t.
To propel with oars, as a boat or vessel, along the surface of water; as, to row a boat.
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A boat propelled by three rowers with four oars, the middle rower pulling two.
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The backward current or disturbed water caused by the action of oars, or of a steamer's screw or paddles, etc.
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One of a pair of short oars worked by one person.
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A small ship's boat, usually rowed by four or six oars.
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One who uses, or is skilled in the use of, an oar; a rower.
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Any large seaweed of the genus Laminaria; tangle; kelp. See Kelp.
v. t.
The oar nearest the stern of a boat, by which the other oars are guided; -- called also stroke oar.
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Without oars.
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To transport in a boat propelled with oars; as, to row the captain ashore in his barge.
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An oarsman; a rower; as, he is a good oar.
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An ancient galley or vessel with tree banks, or tiers, of oars.
v. i.
To be moved by oars; as, the boat rows easily.
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A boat rowed by one man with two sculls, or short oars.
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Furnished with oars; -- chiefly used in composition; as, a four-oared boat.
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