Nepa

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Nepa \Ne"pa\, n. [L. nepa scorpion.] (Zool.)
     A genus of aquatic hemipterous insects. The species feed upon
     other insects and are noted for their voracity; -- called
     also {scorpion bug} and {water scorpion}.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Nepa
       n : type genus of the Nepidae: typical elongate-oval water
           scorpions [syn: {genus Nepa}]