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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lake fly

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.49 in modern English

Syllables
lake fly
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various non-biting midges of the family Chironomidae, chironomids.

noun

Any of various midges of the genus Chaoborus, the adult stage of a glassworm.

noun

Any member of the species Ephemera simulans of mayflies.

American usage

Usage

Inflected Forms

lake flies (plural)

Synonyms

brown drake

Questions

What does lake fly mean?
Any of various non-biting midges of the family Chironomidae, chironomids.

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