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willow fly

willow fly noun: any stonefly of the genus Chloroperla.

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
    • Locally, with the exception of the few days that the willow fly is plentiful, an autopsy even of fish seen feeding on surface flies will discover far more subaqueous food than flies.1902, Western Field: The Sportsman's Magazine of the West

Forms of willow fly

pluralwillow flies
alternative formwillowfly

Questions about willow fly

What does willow fly mean?
Willow fly means any stonefly of the genus Chloroperla.
What part of speech is willow fly?
Willow fly is a noun.
What is the plural of willow fly?
The plural of willow fly is willow flies.

Words near willow fly in the dictionary

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

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