"flymph" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈflɪmf/ [UK, US] Forms: flymphs [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪmf Etymology: Blend of fly + nymph. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|fly|nymph}} Blend of fly + nymph Head templates: {{en-noun}} flymph (plural flymphs)
  1. (fishing) In fly fishing, a lure imitating an insect that is not yet a fly but no longer a nymph.

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