Meanings
nounscorpionfly (plural scorpionflies)
plural scorpionflies
- Any insect of the family Panorpidae, having a curved tail rather like a scorpion.
- The insect order Mecoptera or superorder Mecopterida.
Origin
- Ancient Greekσκορπῐ́ος (skorpĭ́os)
- Latinscorpiō
- Old Englishsċorpio
- Old Frenchescorpioninflu.
- Middle Englishscorpioun
- Englishscorpion
- Proto-Indo-European*plew-
- Proto-Indo-European*plewk-
- Proto-Indo-European*pléwketi
- Proto-Germanic*fleuganądeverb.
- Proto-Germanic*fleugǭ
- Proto-West Germanic*fleugā
- Old Englishflēoge
- Middle Englishflye
- Englishfly
- Englishscorpionfly
Translations
Arabic شَوَّالَة
- شَوَّالَة (šawwāla)any insect of the family Panorpidae
Finnish kärsäkorento, skorpionikorento
- kärsäkorentoany insect of the family Panorpidae
- skorpionikorentoinsect order Mecoptera
German Skorpionsfliege
- Skorpionsfliegeany insect of the family Panorpidae
Spanish mosca escorpión
- mosca escorpióninsect order Mecoptera
Cite this entry
APA
scorpionfly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scorpionfly
MLA
“scorpionfly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scorpionfly. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scorpionfly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scorpionfly.
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