Alderfly
Definition & Meaning
Pronunciation /ˈɔːl.də.flaɪ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Alderfly is a noun meaning (fishing) An artificial fly with brown mottled wings, body of peacock harl, and black legs.
Meaning
(fishing) An artificial fly with brown mottled wings, body of peacock harl, and black legs.
More Meanings
- A member of any one of the 66 species of the family Sialidae 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.
Word Forms
- alderflies
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include sialid, megalopteran, syrphid, dragonfly, sylph, damselfly.
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