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alderflies

alderflies is the plural of alderfly.

Meaning of alderfly

Noun

alderfly (plural alderflies)

  1. 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.
    Synonyms:
    orl fly
  2. An artificial fly with brown mottled wings, body of peacock harl, and black legs.

Questions about alderflies

What is alderflies the plural of?
Alderflies is the plural of alderfly.

Words near alderflies in the dictionary

  1. Alderdice
  2. Alderete
  3. Alderetes
  4. Alderfer
  5. Alderfers
  6. alderflies
  7. alderfly
  8. Aldergrove
  9. alderleast
  10. Alderley
  11. Alderley Edge

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