mecopteran

Definitions of mecopteran
  1. noun
    any of various carnivorous insects of the order Mecoptera
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    types:
    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
    type of:
    insect
    a small creature with six legs, three body fragments, two antennae, and usually wings belonging in the Arthropoda phylum
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