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Noun: fish-fly
  1. Similar to but smaller than the dobsonfly; larvae are used as fishing bait
    "Anglers often use fish-fly larvae to catch trout";
    - fish fly

Derived forms: fish-flies, fish fly, fish flies

Type of: neuropteran, neuropteron, neuropterous insect

Part of: Corydalidae, family Corydalidae

Encyclopedia: Fish-fly