Noun: scorpion fly skor-pee-un flI
- 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
"The male scorpion fly uses its scorpion-like tail to attract mates"
Derived forms: scorpion flies
Type of: mecopteran
Part of: family Panorpidae, Panorpidae
Encyclopedia: Scorpion fly