mecopteran

Noun
  1. Any of various carnivorous insects of the order Mecoptera (synset 102164887)
    is a type of: insect - small air-breathing arthropod
    subtypes:
    • scorpion fly - 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
    • hanging fly - any of various mecopterous insects of the family Bittacidae
    belongs to: mecoptera, order mecoptera - an order of carnivorous insects usually having long membranous wings and long beaklike heads with chewing mouths at the tip

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