Meanings
nounwater scorpion (plural water scorpions)
plural water scorpions
- Any long-legged aquatic insect of the family Nepidae, commonly in temperate Europe of species Nepa cinerea.
Synonyms: water stick insect, needle bug
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny long-legged aquatic insect of the family Nepidae, commonly in temperate Europe of species Nepa cinerea.
Similar
water stick insectneedle bug
Also see
Translations
Catalan escorpí d'aigua
- escorpí d'aiguainsect of the family Nepidae
Finnish vesilude, vesiskorpioni
- vesiludeinsect of the family Nepidae
- vesiskorpioniNepa cinerea
German Wasserskorpion
- Wasserskorpioninsect of the family Nepidae
Italian nepa
- nepainsect of the family Nepidae
Polish płoszczyca
- płoszczycainsect of the family Nepidae
Russian водяно́й скорпио́н
- водяно́й скорпио́н (vodjanój skorpión)insect of the family Nepidae
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APA
water scorpion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/water%20scorpion
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“water scorpion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/water%20scorpion. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “water scorpion,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/water%20scorpion.
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