Definition of Panorpidae

1. Noun. A family of insects of the order Mecoptera.

Exact synonyms: Family Panorpidae
Group relationships: Mecoptera, Order Mecoptera
Member holonyms: Scorpion Fly
Generic synonyms: Family

Lexicographical Neighbors of Panorpidae

Panipat
Panislamism
Panjab
Panjabi
Panjabis
Pankaj
Panmunjom
Panner
Panner's disease
Pannonia
Pannonian
Pannonians
Panofsky
Panonychus
Panonychus ulmi
Panorpidae
Panpresbyterian
Pansa
Pansch's fissure
Panslavic
Panslavist
Panslavists
Panslavonian
Pantagruelism
Panteutonic
Pantheism
Pantheon
Panther
Panthera

Literary usage of Panorpidae

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

1. An Introduction to Entomology by John Henry Comstock, Anna Botsford Comstock (1888)
"These wings are narrow, having no anal space ; in this respect they resemble the wings of the panorpidae. But the members of this family differ from the ..."

2. International Catalogue of Scientific Literature by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1907)
"(Neuroptera, panorpidae.) Brimley, CS and Sherman, F. jun. 29. North Carolina records of Odonata in 1903. ..."

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