About The Word Dayfly
Learn about the word Dayfly to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Dayfly definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Dayfly
| Dayfly Definition And Meaning |
|---|
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}.
|
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Brain disease ‐ any disorder or disease of…
- Moving stairway ‐ a stairway whose steps move continuously on a…
- Porkchop ‐ chop cut…
- Bain-marie ‐ a large pan that is filled with hot water; smaller pans can be…
- Unflappable ‐ not easily perturbed or excited or upset; marked by extreme calm…
- Staple ‐ (usually plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant…
- Petalled ‐ of flowers;…
- Mononucleosis ‐ an acute disease characterized by fever and swollen lymph nodes…
- Eggs ‐ oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen)…
- Pansinusitis ‐ inflammation of all of the…