NOUN | animal | scorpion fly | any of various mecopterous insects of the family Panorpidae of the northern hemisphere having a long beak and long antennae |
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Meaning | Any of various mecopterous insects of the family Panorpidae of the northern hemisphere having a long beak and long antennae; males have a tail like that of a scorpion except it is not venomous. | |
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Member of | Panorpidae, family Panorpidae | A family of insects of the order Mecoptera |
Broader | mecopteran | Any of various carnivorous insects of the order Mecoptera |
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