"night fly" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: night flies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} night fly (plural night flies)
  1. (archaic) A moth that flies at night. Tags: archaic Related terms: fly-by-night
    Sense id: en-night_fly-en-noun-zyvFBnbt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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