plecopteran

• Nom désignant un insecte ailé primitif au corps aplati, dont les larves aquatiques pourvues de branchies sont prédatrices et vivent sous les pierres; souvent utilisé comme appât par les pêcheurs.

A noun referring to a primitive winged insect with a flattened body, whose aquatic gilled larvae are carnivorous and live beneath stones; often used as bait by fishermen.

1. StoneflyC2formalscientific

   A primitive winged insect with a flattened body, whose aquatic gilled larvae are carnivorous and live beneath stones; often used as bait by fishermen.

   Plécoptère

   • The plecopteran nymph was found under a rock in the stream.
   • Fishermen often use plecopteran larvae as bait for trout.
   • The presence of plecopteran species indicates good water quality.

   Synonymesstonefly