scorpion fly

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Definition of scorpion fly

: any of a family (Panorpidae) of insects that have cylindrical bodies, a long beak with biting mouthparts, and the male genitalia enlarged into a swollen bulb broadly : an insect of the order (Mecoptera) that includes this family

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