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scorpionfly

noun

Meaning

  1. Any insect of the family Panorpidae having a curved tail rather like a scorpion.
  2. The insect order Mecoptera or superorder Mecopterida.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

panorpodid(English)orthophlebiid(English)scorpion spider(English)scorpion bug(English)holcorpid(English)mecopteroid(English)meropeid(English)phorid(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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