dry fly

/draɪ flaɪ/
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Other forms: dry flies

Definitions of dry fly
  1. noun
    a fly (fisherman's lure) that skims the surface of the water
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    antonyms:
    wet fly
    fisherman's fly that floats under the surface of the water
    type of:
    fly
    fisherman's lure consisting of a fishhook decorated to look like an insect
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