Nepa
See also: nepa, nepä, and NEPA
Translingual
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