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scorpionfly — /skawr pee euhn fluy /, n., pl. scorpionflies. any of several harmless insects of the order Mecoptera, the male of certain species having a reproductive structure that resembles the sting of a scorpion. Also, scorpion fly. [1660 70; SCORPION +… … Universalium
scorpionfly — scor′pi•on•fly or scor′pion fly n. pl. flies ent any of several harmless insects of the order Mecoptera, the male of certain species having a reproductive structure resembling the stinger of a scorpion • Etymology: 1660–70 … From formal English to slang
scorpionfly — /skawr pee euhn fluy /, n., pl. scorpionflies. any of several harmless insects of the order Mecoptera, the male of certain species having a reproductive structure that resembles the sting of a scorpion. Also, scorpion fly. [1660 70; SCORPION +… … Useful english dictionary
Snow scorpionfly — Taxobox name = Snow scorpionflies image width = 220px regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Mecoptera familia = Boreidae subdivision ranks = Genera subdivision = Boreus Caurinus Hesperoboreus Snow scorpionflies ( Boreidae … Wikipedia
Panorpa communis — P. communis male P. communis female … Wikipedia
Apteropanorpa — Taxobox name = Apteropanorpa tasmanica regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Mecoptera familia = Apteropanorpidae genus = Apteropanorpa genus authority = Carpenter, 1941 species = A. tasmanica binomial = Apteropanorpa… … Wikipedia
Dinopanorpa — megarche Temporal range: Paleocene–Late Eocene … Wikipedia
P. communis — may refer to: Panorpa communis, the common scorpionfly, a species of scorpionfly native to Western Europe Pyrgus communis, the common checkered skipper, a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae Pyrus communis, the European pear, a species … Wikipedia
Fly — For other uses, see fly (disambiguation) and flies (disambiguation). Fly Temporal range: Middle Triassic Recent 245–0 Ma … Wikipedia
Flea — Taxobox name = Flea image width = 200px image caption = Scanning electron microscope (SEM) depiction of a flea domain = Eukaryota regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta subclassis = Pterygota infraclassis = Neoptera superordo =… … Wikipedia
