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Noun: snakefly  'sneyk,flI
  1. Predatory insect of western North America having a long necklike prothorax

Derived forms: snakeflies

Type of: neuropteran, neuropteron, neuropterous insect

Part of: family Raphidiidae, Raphidiidae

Encyclopedia: Snakefly