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dry fly

dry fly noun: a fly used in fly fishing, designed to float in or on the surface of the water.

Noun

dry fly (plural dry flies)

  1. A fly used in fly fishing, designed to float in or on the surface of the water

Forms of dry fly

pluraldry flies

Questions about dry fly

What does dry fly mean?
Dry fly means a fly used in fly fishing, designed to float in or on the surface of the water.
What part of speech is dry fly?
Dry fly is a noun.
What is the plural of dry fly?
The plural of dry fly is dry flies.

Words near dry fly in the dictionary

  1. dry fire
  2. dry fired
  3. dry fires
  4. dry firing
  5. dry flies
  6. dry fly
  7. dry fog
  8. dry fogs
  9. dry food
  10. Dry Fork
  11. dry ginger

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