scorpion fly

/ˌskɔrpiən flaɪ/
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Other forms: scorpion flies

Definitions of scorpion fly
  1. 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
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    type of:
    mecopteran
    any of various carnivorous insects of the order Mecoptera
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