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单词 scorpionfly
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scorpionfly

or scor·pion fly

[ skawr-pee-uhn-flahy ]
/ ˈskɔr pi ənˌflaɪ /

noun, plural scor·pi·on·flies.

any of several harmless insects of the order Mecoptera, the male of certain species having a reproductive structure that resembles the sting of a scorpion.

Origin of scorpionfly

First recorded in 1660–70; scorpion + fly2

Words nearby scorpionfly

scorper, Scorpio, scorpioid, scorpion, scorpionfish, scorpionfly, scorpion grass, scorpion spider, Scorpius, Scorsese, scot
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British Dictionary definitions for scorpionfly

scorpion fly

noun

any of various insects of the family Panorpidae, of the N hemisphere, having a scorpion-like but nonvenomous tail in the males, long antennae, and a beaklike snout: order Mecoptera
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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