"dry fly" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dry flies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} dry fly (plural dry flies)
  1. (fishing) A fly used in fly fishing, designed to float in or on the surface of the water Categories (topical): Fishing Coordinate_terms: wet fly
    Sense id: en-dry_fly-en-noun-wqh~iOVT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: fishing, hobbies, lifestyle

Inflected forms

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