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Noun: scorpion fly  skor-pee-un flI
  1. 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

Derived forms: scorpion flies

Type of: mecopteran

Part of: family Panorpidae, Panorpidae

Encyclopedia: Scorpion fly

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