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Specimen vs Alderfly - What's the difference?

specimen | alderfly |

As nouns the difference between specimen and alderfly

is that specimen is an individual instance that represents a class; an example while alderfly is a member of any one of the sixty-six species of the family: Sialidae family of megalopteran insects, each specimen of which has a body length not exceeding one inch and possesses long filamentous antennae and four large dark wings.

specimen

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • An individual instance that represents a class; an example.
    • early specimens of the art of Picasso
  • A sample, especially one used for diagnostic analysis.
  • An eligible man.
    • Examples:

    Related terms

    * species

    alderfly

    English

    Noun

    (alderflies)
  • A member of any one of the sixty-six species of the family of megalopteran insects, each specimen of which has a body length not exceeding one inch and possesses long filamentous antennae and four large dark wings.

    • Synonyms

    * (megalopteran insect) orl fly (angling)

    External links

    * ("alderfly" on Wikipedia) * (Sialidae)