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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 waterplay

  Familiarity information: WET FLY used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


WET FLY (noun)


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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