释义 |
Definition of alderfly in English: alderflynounPlural alderflies A brownish insect that lives near water and has predatory aquatic larvae. Family Sialidae, order Neuroptera: several genera Example sentencesExamples - Larvae of alderflies differ from hellgrammites in that they lack the two hooks at the end of the abdomen.
- This is a very small order of Australian insects commonly known as alderflies and dobsonflies.
- The alderfly larvae, known to all and coveted by fish and anglers alike, is the hellgrammite.
- Most alderfly investigations have been in the temperate regions of North America and Europe.
- The alderfly pupa isn't available to fish, as the larva crawls out of the water onto shore before pupating.
Definition of alderfly in US English: alderfly(also alder fly) nounˈôldərˌflī A brownish insect that lives near water and has predatory aquatic larvae. Family Sialidae, order Neuroptera: several genera Example sentencesExamples - Most alderfly investigations have been in the temperate regions of North America and Europe.
- The alderfly pupa isn't available to fish, as the larva crawls out of the water onto shore before pupating.
- Larvae of alderflies differ from hellgrammites in that they lack the two hooks at the end of the abdomen.
- This is a very small order of Australian insects commonly known as alderflies and dobsonflies.
- The alderfly larvae, known to all and coveted by fish and anglers alike, is the hellgrammite.
|