water tiger (water tiger)

The larva of any water-beetle of the family Dytiscidæ. See cut under decapod i form. The larvæ are called water tigers , being long, cylindrical, with large flattened heads, armed sci or-like jaws with which they seize other insects, or snip off the tails of tadpoles, while they are even known to attack young fishes, sucking their blood. A. S. Packard, Guide to the Study of Insects, p. 435. water-tight (water-tit), a . [=G. was ser dicht ; as water + tight .] So tight tight .] So tight as to resist the pa age of water; impenetrable by water. - Watertight compartment. See compartment , and compare cut under dock. f water; impenetrabl IMG:content-2133.png:[blocks in formation] Red water-tree, the sa y-bark. See Erythrophlœum. water-trefoil (water-trē foil), n. Same as bog-bean. water-trunk (water-trungk), n. A cistern of planks lined with lead to hold water. Sim monds.