SPONGEFLY

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Hairy-bodied insect whose larvae feed on freshwater sponges

Synonyms:

spongefly; spongillafly

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("spongefly" is a kind of...):

neuropteran; neuropteron; neuropterous insect (insect having biting mouthparts and four large membranous wings with netlike veins)

Holonyms ("spongefly" is a member of...):

family Sisyridae; Sisyridae (an arthropod family of the order Neuroptera that includes spongeflies)