noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

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

Etymology

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

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