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7 words match “NEPA”

NEPA n.
A genus of aquatic hemipterus insects. The species feed upon other insects and are noted for their voracity; -- called also scorpion bug and water scorpion.
NEPAULESE a. 2 definitions
Of or pertaining to Nepaul, a kingdom in Northern Hindostan. -- n. sing. & pl.
CONEPATE; CONEPATL n.
The skunk.
MAIKEL n.
A South American carnivore of the genus Conepatus, allied to the skunk, but larger, and having a longer snout. The tail is not bushy.
NAYAUR n.
A specied of wild sheep (Ovis Hodgsonii), native of Nepaul and Thibet. It has a dorsal mane and a white ruff beneath the neck.
SCORPION n.
oöl.) See under False, and Book scorpion. -- Scorpion bug, or Water scorpion (Zoöl.) See Nepa. -- Scorpion fly (Zoöl.), a neuropterous insect of the genus Panorpa. See Panorpid. -- Scorpion grass (Bot.), a plant of the genus Myosotis. M. palustris is the forget-me-not. -- Sorpion senna (Bot.), a yellow-flowered leg…
WATER SCORPION n.
See Nepa.