the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. a fly similar to but smaller than the dobsonfly.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A member of the genus Chauliodes, of the neuropterous family Sialidæ; specifically, the combhorned fish-fly, Chauliodes pectinicornis.
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n. similar to but smaller than the dobsonfly; larvae are used as fishing bait
n. similar to but smaller than the dobsonfly; larvae are used as fishing bait
Word Usage
"In the silence punctuating the desultory conversation, the sharp _swish, swish_ of the sand upon the panes almost drowned the complaint of the fishfly."