Nepa

See also: nepa, nepä, and NEPA

Translingual

Nepa cinerea

Etymology

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Proper noun

Nepa f

A taxonomic genus within the family Nepidae – the water scorpions.
Synonym of ''Ulex'' (“gorse genus”)

Hypernyms

(genus of water scorpions): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa - superphylum; Arthropoda - phylum; Hexapoda - subphylum; Insecta - class; Pterygota - subclass; Neoptera - infraclass; Paraneoptera - superorder; Hemiptera - order; Heteroptera - suborder; Nepomorpha - infraorder; Nepoidea - superfamily; Nepidae - family; Nepinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

(genus of water scorpions): Nepa cinerea - type species

References

water scorpions

''Nepa'' (insect) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
''Nepa'' on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
''Nepa'' on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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