Snakefly
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Any insect of the order Raphidioptera.
"Although sexual behavior is not well studied in the order, observations exist for members of both snakefly families."
- 2 predatory insect of western North America having a long necklike prothorax wordnet
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More examples"Although sexual behavior is not well studied in the order, observations exist for members of both snakefly families."
Etymology
From snake + fly.