lake fly

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English[edit]

Unidentified lake fly (chironomid) species of the family Chironomidae

Noun[edit]

lake fly (plural lake flies)

  1. Any of various non-biting midges of the family Chironomidae, chironomids.
  2. Any of various midges of the genus Chaoborus, the adult stage of a glassworm.
  3. (US) Ephemera simulans, a species of mayfly.