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Nepidae

noun

water scorpions

• Syn: ↑family Nepidae

• Hypernyms: ↑arthropod family

• Member Holonyms: ↑Heteroptera, ↑suborder Heteroptera

• Member Meronyms: ↑water scorpion, ↑Nepa, ↑genus Nepa, ↑Ranatra, ↑genus Ranatra

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\\ˈnepəˌdē\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Nepa, type genus + -idae

: a family of true bugs comprising the water scorpions — see nepa, ranatra

Useful english dictionary. 2012.