hangingfly

[ hang-ing-flahy ]

noun

, plural hang·ing·flies.

1. a small, long-legged scorpionfly of the family Bittacidae, resembling the crane fly but having four wings rather than two and hanging hang from leaves or twigs by the front or middle legs while using the hind legs to seize prey, mostly small flies. fly.

Word History and Origins

Origin of hangingfly¹

hanging + fly ¹

Example Sentences

Bittacus chlorostigma hangingfly with carpenter ant prey.

From Scientific American