Definition of Raphidiidae

1. Noun. A family of arthropods of the suborder Megaloptera, including snakeflies.

Exact synonyms: Family Raphidiidae
Generic synonyms: Arthropod Family
Group relationships: Megaloptera, Suborder Megaloptera
Member holonyms: Snakefly

Lexicographical Neighbors of Raphidiidae

Raoult's law
Rapa Nui
Rapanui
Rapateaceae
Raphael
Raphaelesque
Raphaelism
Raphanus
Raphanus raphanistrum
Raphanus sativus
Raphanus sativus longipinnatus
Raphia
Raphicerus
Raphicerus campestris
Raphidae
Raphidiidae (current term)
Raphus
Raphus cucullatus
Rapid City
Rapoport-Luebering shunt
Rapoport test
Rappai
Rappaport's acinus
Rapson
Rapunzel
Rapunzel syndrome
Raquel
Raquel Welch

Literary usage of Raphidiidae

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington by Entomological Society of Washington (1904)
"... and Raphidiidae, small Diptera, Homoptera and Heteroptera, and innumerable spiders. The thimbleberry and other bushes made excellent sweeping for alive ..."

2. Entomological News and Proceedings of the Entomological Section of the by Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia Entomological Section (1912)
"... the work just cited, has an interesting discussion of the fossil Raphidiidae, in which he proposes new generic names for two of the Florissant species. ..."

3. A Student's Text-book of Zoology by Adam Sedgwick, Joseph Jackson Lister, Arthur Everett Shipley (1909)
"Raphidiidae. The posterior part of the head and the pro-thorax are elongated and narrowed, producing the appearance of a long neck. ..."

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