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 pluralUsage: capitalized
Useful english dictionary. 2012.