genus nepa

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   type genus of the Nepidae: typical elongate-oval water scorpions

   SynonymsNepa

   Broaderarthropod genus

   Part ofNepidae

Questions about genus nepa

What does genus nepa mean?

genus nepa means "type genus of the Nepidae: typical elongate-oval water scorpions".

What is another word for genus nepa?

Close synonyms include Nepa. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus nepa a common word?

genus nepa is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.