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nepa |
2 definitions found 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 1.6 [wn]: Nepa n : type genus of the Nepidae: typical elongate-oval water scorpions [syn: {Nepa}, {genus Nepa}]
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