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willow flies

willow flies is the plural of willow fly.

Meaning of willow fly

Noun

willow fly (plural willow flies)

  1. Any stonefly of the genus Chloroperla.
    • Willow Fly, comes on the Middle of August, or sometimes sooner, and continues tll the Dun Blue comes again. It has four Wings, which lie flat on the Back: the Belly of a dirty-yellow, and the Back of a dark-brown.1781, Richard Brookes, The Art of Angling, page 92

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What is willow flies the plural of?
Willow flies is the plural of willow fly.

Words near willow flies in the dictionary

  1. willow
  2. Willow Bunch
  3. willow bustic
  4. Willow Canyon
  5. Willow Creek
  6. willow flies
  7. willow fly
  8. willow goldfinch
  9. willow goldfinches
  10. willow grouse
  11. willow grouses

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