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fish⋅fly

[fish-flahy]
–noun, plural -flies.
a neuropterous insect of the family Corydalidae that is similar to but smaller than a dobsonfly.

Origin:
1865–70; fish + fly 2
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fish-fly

noun
similar to but smaller than the dobsonfly; larvae are used as fishing bait [syn: fish fly
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