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    FAMILY NEPIDAE

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Water scorpionsplay

    Synonyms:

    family Nepidae; Nepidae

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

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

    arthropod family (any of the arthropods)

    Meronyms (members of "family 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 ("family Nepidae" is a member of...):

    Heteroptera; suborder Heteroptera (true bugs)

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