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   1 [1610] 1982 CELL (ed) 62 Willoughby Papers: He tolde me likewise of a brooke towardes the south of Reanose, with in tow leagues, that hath a kind of shelfish, in it which he calleth Clammes.
   2 Comb ~ hopper: water strider of the family Gerridae; WATER DOCTOR.
   1985 NEWHOOK 29 By far and away the most noticeable [form of insect life on the brook] was the brook hopper. These were caught and put in a can.

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