Meanings
nounfishfly (plural fishflies)
plural fishflies
- CanadaA mayfly.
- Any insect in the corydalid subfamily Chauliodinae. Unlike most dobsonflies (subfamily Corydalinae) they don't have the enlarged mandibles typical (at least in the males) of that subfamily.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*péysks
- Proto-Germanic*fiskaz
- Proto-West Germanic*fisk
- Old Englishfisċ
- Middle Englishfisch
- Englishfish
- Englishfly
- Englishfishfly
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Cite this entry
APA
fishfly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fishfly
MLA
“fishfly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fishfly. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fishfly,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fishfly.
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