"willow fly" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: willow flies [plural], willowfly [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} willow fly (plural willow flies)
  1. Any stonefly of the genus Chloroperla.
    Sense id: en-willow_fly-en-noun-sMztWo~e Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Stoneflies

Inflected forms

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