- genus Nepa
- nountype genus of the Nepidae: typical elongate-oval water scorpions• Syn: ↑Nepa• Hypernyms: ↑arthropod genus• Member Holonyms: ↑Nepidae, ↑family Nepidae
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genus Nepa
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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 * * * ˈnēpə noun … Useful english dictionary
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Nepa — Ne pa, n. [L. nepa scorpion.] (Zo[ o]l.) A genus of aquatic hemipterous insects. The species feed upon other insects and are noted for their voracity; called also {scorpion bug} and {water scorpion}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
arthropod genus — noun a genus of arthropods • Hypernyms: ↑genus • Hyponyms: ↑Phalangium, ↑genus Phalangium, ↑Chelifer, ↑genus Chelifer, ↑Mastigoproctus, ↑genus Mastigoproctus, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Hypnale nepa — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata … Wikipedia
Nepidae — noun water scorpions • Syn: ↑family Nepidae • Hypernyms: ↑arthropod family • Member Holonyms: ↑Heteroptera, ↑suborder Heteroptera • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
family Nepidae — noun water scorpions • Syn: ↑Nepidae • Hypernyms: ↑arthropod family • Member Holonyms: ↑Heteroptera, ↑suborder Heteroptera • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
water scorpion — n. any of a family (Nepidae) of elongated, sticklike, four winged hemipteran insects, characterized by a long breathing tube at the anal end of the abdomen * * * ▪ insect any of the approximately 150 species of aquatic invertebrates of the… … Universalium
