Meaning Of The Word Alderfly

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alderfly in British English
any of a family (Sialidae) of weak-flying neuropteran insects found near running water and having aquatic larvae that are often used as fishing bait
noun: any of several dark-colored neuropterous insects of the family Sialidae, the larvae of which are aquatic and predacious on other aquatic insects
noun: any of various neuropterous insects of the widely distributed group Sialoidea, such as Sialis lutaria, that have large broad-based hind wings, produce aquatic larvae, and occur near water

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