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Stonefly

🔄 Synonyms of "Stonefly"

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Word	Definition
plecopterannoun	(zoology) Any insect in the order Plecoptera, the stoneflies.
stone flynoun	primitive winged insect with a flattened body; used as bait by fishermen; aquatic gilled larvae are carnivorous and live beneath stones

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Stonefly"

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Word	Definition
plecopterannoun	(zoology) Any insect in the order Plecoptera, the stoneflies.
stone flynoun	primitive winged insect with a flattened body; used as bait by fishermen; aquatic gilled larvae are carnivorous and live beneath stones
pearlnoun	(literally) A shelly concretion, usually rounded, and having a brilliant luster, with varying tints, found in the mantle, or between the mantle and shell, of certain bivalve mollusks, especially in the pearl oysters and river mussels, and sometimes in certain univalves. It is usually due to a secretion of shelly substance around some irritating foreign particle. Its substance is the same as nacre, or mother-of-pearl. Round lustrous pearls are used in jewellery.
nymphnoun	(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) Any female nature spirit associated with water, forests, grotto, wind, etc.
beadnoun	A small, round object with a hole to allow it to be threaded on a cord or wire, particularly for decorative purposes.
nymphs	an American alternative rock band that performed in the late 1980s and early 1990s with lead singer Inger Lorre.
fishmothnoun	An insect, the silverfish.
lake flynoun	Any of various non-biting midges of the family Chironomidae, chironomids.
shore flynoun	A tiny fly found near seashores or at smaller inland waters, such as ponds, of one the 1,500 species of the family Ephydridae.
floundernoun	A European species of flatfish having dull brown colouring with reddish-brown blotches; fluke, European flounder (Platichthys flesus).
butterfly fishnoun	Any fish of the family Chaetodontidae.
sunfishnoun	Any of various large marine fishes of the family Molidae that have an oval compressed body.
firefishnoun	Any of various fish of the genera Pterois and Parapterois.
platystomatidnoun	(zoology) Any fly of the family Platystomatidae.
crestfishnoun	Any of the fish in the lampriform family Lophotidae.
water fleanoun	Any of various aquatic crustacea of the order Diplostraca, characterised by their jumping or jerky mode of swimming.
polyphemidnoun	(zoology) Any water flea in the family Polyphemidae.
fishlousenoun	Alternative form of fish louse. [Any aquatic crustacean which is a parasite of fish, typically attached to the skin or gills]
waterfleanoun	Alternative form of water flea. [Any of various aquatic crustacea of the order Diplostraca, characterised by their jumping or jerky mode of swimming.]
whitefishnoun	Any of several North American freshwater fish, of the genus Coregonus, used as food.