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STONE FLY
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Primitive winged insect with a flattened body; used as bait by fishermen; aquatic gilled larvae are carnivorous and live beneath stones
Synonyms:
plecopteran; stone fly; stonefly
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("stone fly" is a kind of...):
insect (small air-breathing arthropod)
Holonyms ("stone fly" is a member of...):
order Plecoptera; Plecoptera (stoneflies)
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