- scorpion-fly
- [ʹskɔ:pıənflaı] n энт.
скорпионова муха (Mecoptera)
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Scorpion fly — Scorpion Scor pi*on, n. [F., fr. L. scorpio, scorpius, Gr. ?, perhaps akin to E. sharp.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of pulmonate arachnids of the order {Scorpiones}, having a suctorial mouth, large claw bearing palpi, and a caudal… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
scorpion fly — n. MECOPTERAN: the abdomen, in the male, curls up at the end and resembles a scorpion s sting * * * … Universalium
scorpion fly — n. MECOPTERAN: the abdomen, in the male, curls up at the end and resembles a scorpion s sting … English World dictionary
scorpion fly — 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 • Hypernyms: ↑mecopteran • Member Holonyms:… … Useful english dictionary
scorpion fly — noun a slender predatory insect with membranous wings, the males of which have a swollen abdomen curved up like a scorpion s sting. [Family Panorpidae.] … English new terms dictionary
scorpion-fly — /ˈskɔpiən flaɪ/ (say skawpeeuhn fluy) noun any of the harmless insects of the order Mecoptera, in which the male has an abdominal structure resembling a scorpion sting …
scorpion fly — noun Date: 1668 any of a family (Panorpidae) of insects that have cylindrical bodies, a long beak with biting mouthparts, and the male genitalia enlarged into a swollen bulb; broadly an insect of the order (Mecoptera) that includes this family … New Collegiate Dictionary
Scorpion — Scor pi*on, n. [F., fr. L. scorpio, scorpius, Gr. ?, perhaps akin to E. sharp.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of pulmonate arachnids of the order {Scorpiones}, having a suctorial mouth, large claw bearing palpi, and a caudal sting.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Scorpion bug — Scorpion Scor pi*on, n. [F., fr. L. scorpio, scorpius, Gr. ?, perhaps akin to E. sharp.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of pulmonate arachnids of the order {Scorpiones}, having a suctorial mouth, large claw bearing palpi, and a caudal… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Scorpion grass — Scorpion Scor pi*on, n. [F., fr. L. scorpio, scorpius, Gr. ?, perhaps akin to E. sharp.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of pulmonate arachnids of the order {Scorpiones}, having a suctorial mouth, large claw bearing palpi, and a caudal… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Scorpion senna — Scorpion Scor pi*on, n. [F., fr. L. scorpio, scorpius, Gr. ?, perhaps akin to E. sharp.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of pulmonate arachnids of the order {Scorpiones}, having a suctorial mouth, large claw bearing palpi, and a caudal… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
