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单词 alderfly
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Definition of alderfly in English:

alderfly

nounPlural 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.
 
 
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