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hare's ear

hare's ear noun: a traditional artificial fly imitating an aquatic insect larva, used in fly fishing.

Noun

hare's ear

  1. A traditional artificial fly imitating an aquatic insect larva, used in fly fishing.
  2. Any of various plants in the genus Bupleurum.
    Synonyms:
    hound's ear
  3. The fungus Otidea onotica.

Synonyms of hare's ear

  • hound's ear

Origin of hare's ear

From Middle English harys eere, haris heere, hares eres, equivalent to hare's + ear.

Words formed from hare's ear

Questions about hare's ear

What does hare's ear mean?
Hare's ear means a traditional artificial fly imitating an aquatic insect larva, used in fly fishing.
What part of speech is hare's ear?
Hare's ear is a noun.

Words near hare's ear in the dictionary

  1. hare net
  2. hare scramble
  3. hare scrambles
  4. hare's bread
  5. hare's breads
  6. hare's ear
  7. hare's foot
  8. hare's lettuce
  9. hare's-beard
  10. hare's-foot
  11. hare's-foot fern

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