scorpionfly

English

Panorpa communis, a scorpionfly.

Etymology

scorpion +‎ fly

Noun

scorpionfly (plural scorpionflies)

Any insect of the family Panorpidae having a curved tail rather like a scorpion.
The insect order Mecoptera.

Translations

any insect of the family Panorpidae

Finnish: kärsäkorento

German: Skorpionsfliege f

insect order Mecoptera

Finnish: skorpionikorento

Navajo: tséʼédǫ́ʼii bitsiinézí

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