| NOUN | animal | Nepidae, family Nepidae | water scorpions |
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| Meaning | water scorpions. | |
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| Synonym | family Nepidae | |
| Member of | Heteroptera, suborder Heteroptera | true bugs |
| Members | Nepa, genus Nepa | type genus of the Nepidae |
| Ranatra, genus Ranatra | elongate very slender water scorpions | |
| water scorpion | long-legged aquatic insect having the front legs fitted for seizing and holding prey and the abdomen extended by a long breathing tube | |
| Broader | arthropod family | Any of the arthropods |
| Spanish | familia Nepidae, Nepidae, népidos | |
| Catalan | nèpids | |
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