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dayfly (encz) | dayfly,jepice n: Zdeněk Brož |
Dayfly (gcide) | Dayfly \Day"fly`\ (d[=a]"fl[imac]`), n. (Zool.)
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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dayfly (wn) | dayfly
n 1: slender insect with delicate membranous wings having an
aquatic larval stage and terrestrial adult stage usually
lasting less than two days [syn: mayfly, dayfly,
shadfly] |
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Dayfly (gcide) | Dayfly \Day"fly`\ (d[=a]"fl[imac]`), n. (Zool.)
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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