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raphidiid

raphidiid noun: any snakefly of the family Raphidiidae.

Noun

raphidiid (plural raphidiids)

  1. Any snakefly of the family Raphidiidae.
    • Inocelliids are larger than most raphidiids, with the front wing varying in length from 11 to 17 mm.1989, Donald Joyce Borror, An Introduction to the Study of Insects, page 363
    • Like raphidiids, xyelids have the mesopleuron divided into an episternum and epimeron by a distinct mesopleural suture, but the suture is angled much more obliquely and the epimeron is much smaller than the episternum (Figs. 8-10).1993, Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Canada

Forms of raphidiid

pluralraphidiids

Questions about raphidiid

What does raphidiid mean?
Raphidiid means any snakefly of the family Raphidiidae.
What part of speech is raphidiid?
Raphidiid is a noun.
What is the plural of raphidiid?
The plural of raphidiid is raphidiids.

Words near raphidiid in the dictionary

  1. raphide
  2. raphides
  3. raphidian
  4. raphidians
  5. raphidiferous
  6. raphidiid
  7. raphidiids
  8. raphidiopteran
  9. raphidiopterans
  10. raphidoflagellate
  11. raphidoflagellates

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