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{{LaEn
|lnetxt=nepa nepae N F :: scorpion; a crab
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{{Lewis
|lshtext=<b>nĕpa</b>: ae, f. acc. to Paul. ex Fest. p. 164 and 165 Müll., an African [[word]]: Afrorum linguā est [[animal]] venenatum, caudā feriens, [[alio]] nomine [[scorpius]], etc., Fest. l. l..<br /><b>I</b> A [[scorpion]], Cic. Fin. 5, 15, 42 Madv. ad loc.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>B</b> Nepa, a [[constellation]], the Scorpion: Capra aut Nepa, Enn. ap. Cic. Rep. 1, 18, 30 (Trag. v. 276 Vahl.): [[pectus]] Nepai, Cic. poët. N. D. 2, 42, 109; Col. 10, 56.—Collat. form, nĕpas, ae, m., Col. 11, 2, 39.—<br /><b>II</b> Transf., a cŕab: [[recessim]] cedam ad parietem imitabor nepam, Plaut. Cas. 2, 8, 7; Ser. Samm. 13, 199.
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{{Gaffiot
|gf=<b>nĕpa</b>,¹⁶ æ, m., [[scorpion]] [insecte] : Col. Rust. 11, 2, 39 ; Cic. Fin. 5, 42 ; P. Fest. 164 &#124;&#124; le Scorpion [signe céleste] : [poet.] Cic. Nat. 2, 109 &#124;&#124; écrevisse : Pl. Cas. 443.||le Scorpion [signe céleste] : [poet.] Cic. Nat. 2, 109||écrevisse : Pl. Cas. 443.
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{{Georges
|georg=nepa, ae, f. ([[nach]] [[Festus]] [[ein]] afrikanisches [[Wort]]), I) der [[Skorpion]], [[als]] [[Tier]], Cic. de fin. 5, 42: u. [[als]] [[Gestirn]], Cic. Arat. u.a. – II) der [[Krebs]], [[als]] [[Tier]], Plaut. u. Ser. Samm.: u. [[als]] [[Gestirn]], Cic. Arat.
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