Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Nepa"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Nepa \Ne"pa\, n. [L. nepa scorpion.] (Zo["o]l.)
A genus of aquatic hemipterus insects. The species feed upon
other insects and are noted for their voracity; -- called
also {scorpion bug} and {water scorpion}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Nepa
n : type genus of the Nepidae: typical elongate-oval water
scorpions [syn: {Nepa}, {genus Nepa}]
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