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spongillafly

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spon⋅gil⋅la⋅fly

[spuhn-jil-uh-flahy, spon-]
–noun, plural -flies.
spongefly.

Origin:
< NL spongilla (L spong(ia) sponge + -illa dim. suffix) + fly 2

sponge⋅fly

[spuhnj-flahy]
–noun, plural -flies.
any of several insects of the family Sisyridae, the aquatic larvae of which feed on freshwater sponges.


Origin:
sponge + fly 2
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spongillafly

noun
hairy-bodied insect whose larvae feed on freshwater sponges [syn: spongefly
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