scorpionfly

English

Panorpa communis, a scorpionfly.

Etymology

From scorpion +‎ fly.

Noun

scorpionfly (plural scorpionflies)

1. Any insect of the family Panorpidae, having a curved tail rather like a scorpion.
2. The insect order Mecoptera or superorder Mecopterida.

Translations

any insect of the family Panorpidae

• Finnish: kärsäkorento
• German: Skorpionsfliege f

insect order Mecoptera

• Finnish: skorpionikorento
• Navajo: tséʼédǫ́ʼii bitsiinézí