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Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1. type genus of the Nepidae: typical elongate-oval water scorpions;
[syn: Nepa, genus Nepa]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Nepa \Ne"pa\, n. [L. nepa scorpion.] (Zool.) 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]
