2. (Angling) An artificial fly with brown mottled wings, body of peacock harl, and black legs. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
alder-fly — alˈder fly noun A riverside neuropterous insect of the order Megaloptera • • • Main Entry: ↑alder … Useful english dictionary
alder fly — noun dark colored insect having predaceous aquatic larvae • Syn: ↑alderfly, ↑Sialis lutaria • Hypernyms: ↑neuropteron, ↑neuropteran, ↑neuropterous insect • Member Holonyms: ↑Sialis … Useful english dictionary
Alder Flycatcher — Taxobox name = Alder Flycatcher status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Passeriformes familia = Tyrannidae genus = Empidonax species = E. alnorum binomial = Empidonax alnorum binomial… … Wikipedia
orl fly — ˈȯr(ə)l noun Etymology: English dialect orl alder (from Middle English oryelle, alteration of alder, aller) + English fly more at alder : a British alderfly (Sialis lutaria) … Useful english dictionary
The Way of a Trout with the Fly — Infobox Book name = The Way of a Trout with the Fly title orig = translator = image caption = Plate II Method of Dressing Nymphs author = G.E.M Skues illustrator = cover artist = country = England language = English series = subject = Fly fishing … Wikipedia
insect — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. bug; fly, moth, beetle, ant, etc. See animal. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. bug, beetle, arthropod, scarab, mite, vermin, cootie*; see also pest 1 . Kinds of insects include: ant, bristletail, louse, flea,… … English dictionary for students
neuropteran — n. any insect of the order Neuroptera, including lacewings, having four finely veined membranous leaflike wings. Derivatives: neuropterous adj. Etymology: NEURO + Gk pteron wing * * * noun insect having biting mouthparts and four large membranous … Useful english dictionary
neuropteron — noun insect having biting mouthparts and four large membranous wings with netlike veins • Syn: ↑neuropteran, ↑neuropterous insect • Hypernyms: ↑insect • Hyponyms: ↑ant lion, ↑antlion, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
neuropterous insect — noun insect having biting mouthparts and four large membranous wings with netlike veins • Syn: ↑neuropteron, ↑neuropteran • Hypernyms: ↑insect • Hyponyms: ↑ant lion, ↑antlion, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
alderfly — al der*fly , Alder fly Al der fly 1. Any of numerous dark colored neuropterous insects of the genus {Sialis} or allied genera. They have predaceous aquatic larv[ae], which are used for bait. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. (Angling) An artificial fly… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
