Vocabulary : Water deerlet to Water eagle
Water deerlet : See Water chevrotain.Water devil : The rapacious larva of a large water beetle (Hydrophilus piceus), and of other similar species. See Illust. of Water beetle.
Water dock : A tall, coarse dock growing in wet places. The American water dock is Rumex orbiculatus, the European is R. Hydrolapathum.
Water doctor : One who professes to be able to divine diseases by inspection of the urine. ;; A physician who treats diseases with water; an hydropathist.
Water dog : A dog accustomed to the water, or trained to retrieve waterfowl. Retrievers, waters spaniels, and Newfoundland dogs are so trained. ;; The menobranchus. ;; A small floating cloud, supposed to indicate rain. ;; A sailor, esp. an old sailor; an old salt.
