NEPIDAE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Nepidae mean? 

• NEPIDAE (noun)
  The noun NEPIDAE has 1 sense:

1. water scorpions

  Familiarity information: NEPIDAE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NEPIDAE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Water scorpions

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

family Nepidae; Nepidae

Hypernyms ("Nepidae" is a kind of...):

arthropod family (any of the arthropods)

Meronyms (members of "Nepidae"):

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)

genus Nepa; Nepa (type genus of the Nepidae: typical elongate-oval water scorpions)

genus Ranatra; Ranatra (elongate very slender water scorpions)

Holonyms ("Nepidae" is a member of...):

Heteroptera; suborder Heteroptera (true bugs)