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griffinfly

griffinfly noun: any of various dragonfly-like insects of the order Meganisoptera that lived from the Late Carboniferous to the Late Permian period.

Noun

griffinfly (plural griffinflies)

  1. Any of various dragonfly-like insects of the order Meganisoptera that lived from the Late Carboniferous to the Late Permian period.
    Synonyms:
    meganisopteran

Synonyms of griffinfly

  • meganisopteran

Forms of griffinfly

pluralgriffinflies

Origin of griffinfly

From griffin + fly.

Questions about griffinfly

What does griffinfly mean?
Griffinfly means any of various dragonfly-like insects of the order Meganisoptera that lived from the Late Carboniferous to the Late Permian period.
What part of speech is griffinfly?
Griffinfly is a noun.
What is the plural of griffinfly?
The plural of griffinfly is griffinflies.

Words near griffinfly in the dictionary

  1. griffin
  2. griffinage
  3. griffiness
  4. griffinesses
  5. griffinflies
  6. griffinfly
  7. Griffing
  8. Griffings
  9. griffinhood
  10. griffinish
  11. griffinism

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