alderfly, alder fly, Sialis lutaria
(noun) dark-colored insect having predaceous aquatic larvae
Source: WordNet® 3.1
alderfly (plural alderflies)
A member of any one of the sixty-six species of the family Sialidae of megalopteran insects, each specimen of which has a body length not exceeding one inch and possesses long filamentous antennae and four large dark wings.
(angling) An artificial fly with brown mottled wings, body of peacock harl, and black legs.
• (megalopteran insect): orl fly (angling)
Source: Wiktionary
30 May 2025
(noun) (sports) a return made with the palm of the hand facing the direction of the stroke (as in tennis or badminton or squash)
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
