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    MAYFLY

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Slender insect with delicate membranous wings having an aquatic larval stage and terrestrial adult stage usually lasting less than two daysplay

    Synonyms:

    dayfly; mayfly; shadfly

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("mayfly" is a kind of...):

    ephemerid; ephemeropteran (short-lived insect)

    Holonyms ("mayfly" is a member of...):

    Ephemeridae; family Ephemeridae (mayflies)

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