scorpionfly
or scor·pion fly
[ skawr-pee-uh n-flahy ]
/ ˈskɔr pi ənˌflaɪ /
noun, plural scor·pi·on·flies.
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.
Words nearby scorpionfly
scorpion fish,
scorpion fly,
scorpion grass,
scorpion spider,
scorpionfish,
scorpionfly,
scorpius,
scorsese,
scot,
scot and lot,
scot-free
British Dictionary definitions for scorpion fly
scorpion fly
noun
any of various insects of the family Panorpidae, of the N hemisphere, having a scorpion-like but nonvenomous tail in the males, long antennae, and a beaklike snout: order Mecoptera