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Nepa

noun

type genus of the Nepidae: typical elongate-oval water scorpions

• Syn: ↑genus Nepa

• Hypernyms: ↑arthropod genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Nepidae, ↑family Nepidae

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\\ˈnēpə\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, scorpion

: the type genus of the family Nepidae containing various typical elongate-oval water scorpions — compare ranatra

Useful english dictionary. 2012.