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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A pseudoneuropterous insect of the family Perlidæ; any perlid or stone-fly; especially, one whose larva is used for bait', as the yellow sally, Chloroperla viridis of England, or Nematura variegata of the same country. See cut under Perla.

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