nepa

Questions about nepa

What does nepa mean?

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

How many syllables are in nepa?

nepa has 2 syllables: ne-pa. The stress falls on "ne". In IPA it is /ˈnipə/.

What is another word for nepa?

Close synonyms include genus 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 nepa a common word?

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.