downlooker

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Etymology[edit]

down +‎ looker, since they sometimes perch on tree trunks in a head-down position.

Noun[edit]

downlooker (plural downlookers)

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