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scorpionfly

scorpionfly noun: any insect of the family Panorpidae, having a curved tail rather like a scorpion.

scorpionfly: any insect of the family Panorpidae, having a curved tail rather like a scorpion
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Noun

scorpionfly (plural scorpionflies)

  1. Any insect of the family Panorpidae, having a curved tail rather like a scorpion.
  2. The insect order Mecoptera or superorder Mecopterida.

scorpionfly meaning in Tamil and Arabic

scorpionfly in Tamil

நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பூச்சிகளில், இது முக்கியமானதொரு இனமாகும்

scorpionfly in Arabic

any insect of the family Panorpidae
شَوَّالَة šawwāla

Forms of scorpionfly

pluralscorpionflies

Origin of scorpionfly

From scorpion + fly.

Questions about scorpionfly

What does scorpionfly mean?
Scorpionfly means any insect of the family Panorpidae, having a curved tail rather like a scorpion.
What is scorpionfly in Tamil?
Scorpionfly in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பூச்சிகளில், இது முக்கியமானதொரு இனமாகும். See Scorpionfly meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is scorpionfly?
Scorpionfly is a noun.
What is the plural of scorpionfly?
The plural of scorpionfly is scorpionflies.

Words near scorpionfly in the dictionary

  1. scorpionate
  2. scorpionates
  3. scorpionfish
  4. scorpionfishes
  5. scorpionflies
  6. scorpionfly
  7. Scorpionic
  8. scorpionid
  9. scorpionids
  10. scorpionism
  11. scorpionlike

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