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Webster 1913 Edition


Nepa


Ne′pa

,
Noun.
[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
.

Definition 2024


nepa

nepa

See also: nepä

Italian

Noun

nepa f (plural nepe)

  1. water scorpion (of family Nepidae)

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Noun

nepa m, f

  1. definite feminine singular of nepe

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

nepa f

  1. definite singular of nepe