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lake fly

lake fly noun: any of various non-biting midges of the family Chironomidae, chironomids.

lake fly: any of various non-biting midges of the family Chironomidae, chironomids
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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

Synonyms of lake fly

Forms of lake fly

plurallake flies

Questions about lake fly

What does lake fly mean?
Lake fly means any of various non-biting midges of the family Chironomidae, chironomids.
What part of speech is lake fly?
Lake fly is a noun.
What is the plural of lake fly?
The plural of lake fly is lake flies.

Words near lake fly in the dictionary

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

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