Scorpion fly Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun any of various mecopterous insects of the family Panorpidae of the northern hemisphere having a long beak and long antennae; males have a tail like that of a scorpion except it is not venomous

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Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.), a neuropterous insect of the genus Panorpa. See Panorpid.

Webster 1913