单词 | stonefly |
释义 | stonefly (once / 2954828 pages) n WORD FAMILY stonefly: stoneflies USAGE EXAMPLESFish and Wildlife Service on Monday proposed adding the western glacier stonefly and the meltwater lednian stonefly to the government’s list of threatened species. Seattle Times(Oct 03, 2016) Now an effort to re-establish the bug, also known as the giant stonefly, seeks to add a fresh chapter to the unfolding success story. Washington Times(Aug 20, 2016) These are the larval stages of caddis flies, stoneflies, and mayflies. Rachel Carson, Silent Spring(1962) n primitive winged insect with a flattened body; used as bait by fishermen; aquatic gilled larvae are carnivorous and live beneath stones Syn|Hyper plecopteran, stone fly insect small air-breathing arthropod |
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