HyperDic: alderfly

English > 1 sense of the word alderfly:
NOUNanimalalderfly, alder fly, Sialis lutariadark-colored insect having predaceous aquatic larvae
English > alderfly: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningdark-colored insect having predaceous aquatic larvae.
Synonymsalder fly, Sialis lutaria
Member ofSialis, genus Sialistype genus of the Sialidae
Broaderneuropteron, neuropteran, neuropterous insectinsect having biting mouthparts and four large membranous wings with netlike veins
Spanishsialidae

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