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paradun

paradun noun: a kind of fly used in fishing.

Noun

paradun (plural paraduns)

  1. A kind of fly used in fishing.
    • Although I still carry traditionally tied Adamses and a few Ginger Quills and the like, I now fish paraduns almost exclusively when […]1991, Ed Engle, Fly Fishing the Tailwaters, page 96

Forms of paradun

pluralparaduns

Origin of paradun

Blend of parachute + dun.

Questions about paradun

What does paradun mean?
Paradun means a kind of fly used in fishing.
What part of speech is paradun?
Paradun is a noun.
What is the plural of paradun?
The plural of paradun is paraduns.

Words near paradun in the dictionary

  1. paradropped
  2. paradropping
  3. paradrops
  4. paraductal
  5. paraductular
  6. paradun
  7. paraduns
  8. Paradys
  9. Paradyses
  10. parae
  11. paraedrite

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