night fly

noun

A moth that flies at night.

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Meanings

nounnight fly (plural night flies)

plural night flies

  1. archaicA moth that flies at night.

    At night the fly fisher stands a better chance, and will now and again take a few fish on a white moth. The dressing of a night fly for mullet was described in the following letter, […]

    1888, John Bickerdyke, Flyfishing for Mullet
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APA

night fly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/night%20fly

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“night fly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/night%20fly. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “night fly,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/night%20fly.

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