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WET FLY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does wet fly mean?
• WET FLY (noun)
The noun WET FLY has 1 sense:
1. fisherman's fly that floats under the surface of the water
Familiarity information: WET FLY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Fisherman's fly that floats under the surface of the water
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("wet fly" is a kind of...):
fly (fisherman's lure consisting of a fishhook decorated to look like an insect)
Antonym:
dry fly (a fly (fisherman's lure) that skims the surface of the water)
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