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stone·fly  (stnfl)

n.

Any of numerous weak-flying insects of the order Plecoptera, whose flat, elongated nymphs live under stones along the banks of streams. Adult and larval stoneflies are used as fishing bait. Also called plecopteran.

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stonefly [ˈstəʊnˌflaɪ]

n pl -flies

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any insect of the order Plecoptera, in which the larvae are aquatic, living beneath stones, and the adults have long antennae and two pairs of large wings and occur near water

[so called because its larvae live under stones in rivers]

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Noun

1.

stonefly - primitive winged insect with a flattened body; used as bait by fishermen; aquatic gilled larvae are carnivorous and live beneath stones plecopteran, stone fly insect - small air-breathing arthropod order Plecoptera, Plecoptera - stoneflies