About The Word Dayfly
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Dayfly
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What's The Definition Of Dayfly?
[n] slender insect with delicate membranous wings having an aquatic larval stage and terrestrial adult stage usually lasting less than two days
Synonyms | Synonyms for Dayfly: mayfly | shadfly Related Terms | Find terms related to Dayfly: See Also | ephemerid | Ephemeridae | ephemeropteran | family Ephemeridae Dayfly In Webster's Dictionary \Day"fly`\ (d[=a]"fl[imac]`), n. (Zo["o]l.)
A neuropterous insect of the genus {Ephemera} and related
genera, of many species, and inhabiting fresh water in the
larval state; the ephemeral fly; -- so called because it
commonly lives but one day in the winged or adult state. See
{Ephemeral fly}, under {Ephemeral}.
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