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night flies

night flies is the plural of night fly.

Meaning of night fly

Noun

night fly (plural night flies)

  1. (archaic) A moth that flies at night.
    • At night the fly fisher stands a better chance, and will now and again take a few fish on a white moth. The dressing of a night fly for mullet was described in the following letter, […]1888, John Bickerdyke, Flyfishing for Mullet

Questions about night flies

What is night flies the plural of?
Night flies is the plural of night fly.

Words near night flies in the dictionary

  1. night eyes
  2. night fear
  3. night fears
  4. night fighter
  5. night fighters
  6. night flies
  7. night flit
  8. night fly
  9. night food
  10. night fowl
  11. night fowls

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