alderfly

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Synonyms: alder fly, elderly, alderney, alertly, adder fly, adderly, alderfer, aldersey, derfly

Antonyms: alder fly, elderly, alderney, alertly, adder fly, adderly, alderfer, aldersey, derfly

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Noun

1. A member of any one of the 66 species of the family {{taxfmt|Sialidae|family}} of [[megalopteran]] insects, each [[specimen]] of which has a body length not exceeding one [[inch]] and possesses long [[filamentous]] antennae and four large dark wings.
2. {{lb|en|angling}} An artificial fly with brown mottled wings, body of peacock harl, and black legs.

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