paradun

P3A1R1A1D2U1N1

noun

A kind of fly used in fishing.

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Meanings

nounparadun (plural paraduns)

plural paraduns

  1. fishingA kind of fly used in fishing.

    Although I still carry traditionally tied Adamses and a few Ginger Quills and the like, I now fish paraduns almost exclusively when […]

    1991, Ed Engle, Fly Fishing the Tailwaters, page 96

Origin

Blend of parachute + dun.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

paradun. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paradun

MLA

“paradun.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paradun. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “paradun,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paradun.

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