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snakefly

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Any insect of the order Raphidioptera.

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Examples

“Although sexual behavior is not well studied in the order⟳, observations exist⟳ for members of both snakefly families.”
“Adult snakeflies stalk their prey in a manner similar to snakes. When an insect comes within reach⟳, the snakefly will strike⟳, catching the victim with its jaws.”
“The order⟳ snakeflies (Raphidioptera) consists predominantly of saproxylic predators (Aspöck, 2002). Snakeflies have⟳ an almost worldwide distribution, mostly occurring in temperate regions and in mountainous areas closer to the equator.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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