HyperDic: spongefly

English > 1 sense of the word spongefly:
NOUNanimalspongefly, spongillaflyhairy-bodied insect whose larvae feed on freshwater sponges
English > spongefly: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaninghairy-bodied insect whose larvae feed on freshwater sponges.
Synonymspongillafly
Member ofSisyridae, family SisyridaeAn arthropod family of the order Neuroptera that includes spongeflies
Broaderneuropteron, neuropteran, neuropterous insectinsect having biting mouthparts and four large membranous wings with netlike veins

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