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lake flies

lake flies is the plural of lake fly.

Meaning of lake fly

Noun

lake fly (plural lake flies)

  1. Any of various non-biting midges of the family Chironomidae, chironomids.
  2. Any of various midges of the genus Chaoborus, the adult stage of a glassworm.
  3. (US) Any member of the species Ephemera simulans of mayflies.
    Synonyms:
    brown drake

Questions about lake flies

What is lake flies the plural of?
Lake flies is the plural of lake fly.

Words near lake flies in the dictionary

  1. lake effects
  2. Lake Eildon
  3. Lake Elsinore
  4. Lake Erie
  5. Lake Flevo
  6. lake flies
  7. lake fly
  8. Lake Forest
  9. Lake Fyans
  10. Lake Garda
  11. Lake Gardens

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