griffinfly

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noun

Any of various dragonfly-like insects of the order Meganisoptera that lived from the Late Carboniferous to the Late Permian period.

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meganisopteran
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Meanings

noungriffinfly (plural griffinflies)

plural griffinflies

  1. Any of various dragonfly-like insects of the order Meganisoptera that lived from the Late Carboniferous to the Late Permian period.

    Synonyms: meganisopteran

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny of various dragonfly-like insects of the order Meganisoptera that lived from the Late Carboniferous to the Late Permian period.

Similar
meganisopteran

Origin

From griffin + fly.

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APA

griffinfly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/griffinfly

MLA

“griffinfly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/griffinfly. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “griffinfly,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/griffinfly.

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