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noun
Any insect in the neuropteran family Sisyridae, whose aquatic larvae feed on freshwater organism such as sponges in the genus Spongilla and bryozoans.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
hairy-bodied insect whose larvae feed on freshwater sponges
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: spongefly
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Broader terms: neuropteron, neuropteran, neuropterous insect
History
From Spongilla + fly.
