Paradun

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A 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 […]"

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

Etymology

Blend of parachute + dun.

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