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emerger

emerger noun: the form of an aquatic insect that is hatching or emerging; used in fly fishing.

Noun

emerger (plural emergers)

  1. The form of an aquatic insect that is hatching or emerging; used in fly fishing.

Forms of emerger

pluralemergers

Origin of emerger

From emerge + -er.

Questions about emerger

What does emerger mean?
Emerger means the form of an aquatic insect that is hatching or emerging; used in fly fishing.
What part of speech is emerger?
Emerger is a noun.
What is the plural of emerger?
The plural of emerger is emergers.

Words near emerger in the dictionary

  1. emergentistic
  2. emergentists
  3. emergently
  4. emergentness
  5. emergents
  6. emerger
  7. emergers
  8. emerges
  9. emergest
  10. emergeth
  11. emergetic

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