scorpionfly

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Synonyms: scorpion fly, scorpion-fly

Antonyms: scorpion fly, scorpion-fly

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Noun

1. Any insect of the family {{taxfmt|Panorpidae|family}}, having a [[curved]] [[tail]] rather like a [[scorpion]].
2. The insect order {{taxfmt|Mecoptera|order}} or superorder {{taxlink|Mecopterida|superorder}}.

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