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Definition of Stonefly

1. Noun. Primitive winged insect with a flattened body; used as bait by fishermen; aquatic gilled larvae are carnivorous and live beneath stones.

Definition of Stonefly

1. Noun. any insect, of the order ''Plecoptera'', having a flattened body; they are used by fishermen as bait ¹

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Definition of Stonefly

1. a winged insect [n -FLIES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Stonefly

Literary usage of Stonefly

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

1. Dry Fly Entomology: A Brief Description of Leading Types of Natural Insects by Frederic Michael Halford (1897)
"Many anglers confuse stoneflies with Caddis flies, and imagine that the Caddis, with a case of stone, is the larva of a stonefly. ..."

2. Water Quality Indicators Guide: Surface Waters by Charles R. Terrell (1993)
"... 3rd segment Tarsus 5.2 5.3 Figures 5.1 through 5.3. stonefly structure. 5.1 generalized stonefly nymph, dorsal aspect. Abdominal segments 8 and 9 of ..."

3. The Auk: Quarterly Journal of Ornithology by American Ornithologists' Union, Nuttall Ornithological Club (1920)
"My first acq. with Plateau, 23.5; shot 9 carrying "stonefly," obv. to young. From bare breast, think o* shares incub.," etc. ..."

4. Bulletin of the New York Public Library by New York Public Library (1909)
"Fishing, General Works, confd. creeper, the stonefly, and the worm in clear water, with an extra plate showing the hooks necessary therefor. ..."

5. Frank Forester's Fish and Fishing of the United States and British Provinces by Henry William Herbert (1851)
"6, to sink your bait, for it cannot sink too slowly, or cause too little disturbance in the water." No. 1. Mayflies, perfect, and embryo. No. 2. stonefly ..."

6. An Introduction to Cytology by Lester Whyland Sharp (1921)
"... nucleoli as seen in the silk-gland of certain insects. Jour. Morph. 29: 55-74. pis. 2. 1918. Some observations on the growing oocytes of the stonefly, ..."

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