Raphidiid
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Raphidiid is a noun meaning (zoology) Any snakefly of the family Raphidiidae.
Meaning
(zoology) Any snakefly of the family Raphidiidae.
Example Sentences
Inocelliids are larger than most raphidiids, with the front wing varying in length from 11 to 17 mm.
Like raphidiids, xyelids have the mesopleuron divided into an episternum and epimeron by a distinct mesopleural suture, but the suture is angled much more obliquely and the epimeron is much smaller than the episternum (Figs. 8-10).
Word Forms
- raphidiids
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include raphidian, raphid, rhopalid, rhagionid, rhinophid, rhabditid.
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