What does "spongillafly" mean?

Any insect in the neuropteran family Sisyridae, whose aquatic larvae feed on freshwater organism such as sponges in the genus Spongilla and bryozoans.

What is a synonym for "spongillafly"?

Common synonyms include: spongefly, spongefly.

Spongillafly

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Noun

1
Any insect in the neuropteran family Sisyridae, whose aquatic larvae feed on freshwater organism such as sponges in the genus Spongilla and bryozoans.
2
hairy-bodied insect whose larvae feed on freshwater sponges wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

spongefly spongefly

Etymology

From Spongilla + fly.

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