scorpion fly

A form of scorpionfly — Any insect of the family Panorpidae, having a curved tail rather like a scorpion.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounscorpion fly (plural scorpion flies)

plural scorpion flies

  1. alternativeAlternative form of scorpionfly.
Cite this entry
APA

scorpion fly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scorpion%20fly

MLA

“scorpion fly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scorpion%20fly. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scorpion fly,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scorpion%20fly.

Source: scorpion fly on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.