alderfly
/ˈɔːl.də.flaɪ/ · noun
Meaning
- A member of any one of the sixty-six species of the family Sialidae 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.
- An artificial fly with brown mottled wings, body of peacock harl, and black legs.
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