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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. Any of various carnivorous insects of the order Mecoptera, which includes the scorpion flies, characterized by long membranous wings and an elongated beaklike head having chewing mouthparts at the tip.

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  1. n. Any of the carnivorous insects in the order Mecoptera.

WordNet 3.0

  1. n. any of various carnivorous insects of the order Mecoptera

Etymologies

  1. From New Latin Mēcoptera, order name : Greek mēkos, length; see māk- in Indo-European roots + Greek ptera, pl. of pteron, wing; see pet- in Indo-European roots. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)

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  1. scorpion fly
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