snakefly

snakefly
any insect of the order Raphidioptera.

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  • snakefly — /snayk fluy /, n., pl. snakeflies. any neuropterous insect of the family Raphidiidae, of western North America, having an elongated prothorax resembling a neck. [1660 70; SNAKE + FLY2] * * * ▪ insect  any of more than 175 species of insects that… …   Universalium

  • Snakefly — Taxobox name = Snakeflies fossil range=Early Cretaceous Recent image width = 240px image caption = Female Raphidia notata regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Raphidioptera ordo authority = Handlirsch, 1908 subordo =… …   Wikipedia

  • snakefly — noun predatory insect of western North America having a long necklike prothorax • Hypernyms: ↑neuropteron, ↑neuropteran, ↑neuropterous insect • Member Holonyms: ↑Raphidiidae, ↑family Raphidiidae * * * /snayk fluy /, n., pl. snakeflies …   Useful english dictionary

  • neuropteran — /noo rop teuhr euhn, nyoo /, adj. 1. neuropterous. n. 2. Also, neuropteron. a neuropterous insect. [1835 45; < NL Neuropter(a), neut. pl. of neuropterus (see NEUROPTEROUS) + AN] * * * ▪ insect Introduction       any of a group of insects commonly …   Universalium

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  • insect — insectival /in sek tuy veuhl/, adj. /in sekt/, n. 1. any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two… …   Universalium

  • Ororaphidia — Temporal range: Aalenian–Bajocian …   Wikipedia

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