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DRY FLY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A fly (fisherman's lure) that skims the surface of the water
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("dry fly" is a kind of...):
fly (fisherman's lure consisting of a fishhook decorated to look like an insect)
Antonym:
wet fly (fisherman's fly that floats under the surface of the water)