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spongillafly

spongillafly noun: any insect in the neuropteran family Sisyridae, whose aquatic larvae feed on freshwater organism such as sponges in the genus Spongilla and bryozoans.

Noun

spongillafly (plural spongillaflies)

  1. Any insect in the neuropteran family Sisyridae, whose aquatic larvae feed on freshwater organism such as sponges in the genus Spongilla and bryozoans.

Forms of spongillafly

pluralspongillaflies

Origin of spongillafly

From Spongilla + fly.

Questions about spongillafly

What does spongillafly mean?
Spongillafly means any insect in the neuropteran family Sisyridae, whose aquatic larvae feed on freshwater organism such as sponges in the genus Spongilla and bryozoans.
What part of speech is spongillafly?
Spongillafly is a noun.
What is the plural of spongillafly?
The plural of spongillafly is spongillaflies.

Words near spongillafly in the dictionary

  1. spongicolous
  2. spongier
  3. spongiest
  4. spongiform
  5. spongillaflies
  6. spongillafly
  7. spongillid
  8. spongillids
  9. spongily
  10. spongin
  11. sponginess

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