"stonefly" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: stoneflies [plural]
Etymology: stone + fly Etymology templates: {{compound|en|stone|fly}} stone + fly Head templates: {{en-noun}} stonefly (plural stoneflies)
  1. Any of the freshwater aquatic insects in the order Plecoptera. Wikipedia link: stonefly Categories (lifeform): Stoneflies Synonyms: salmonfly Translations (insect): Steinfliege (German), весня́нка (vesnjánka) [feminine] (Russian)

Inflected forms

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