English Explanatory Dictionary

downlooker

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of various snipe flies of the genus Rhagio.
  2. A kind of artificial fly used in fly fishing.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-downlooker.wav

Word forms

downlooker downlookers

Etymology

From down + looker. The snipe flies sometimes perch on tree trunks in a head-down position.

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