- mayfly
- n. (pl. -flies)
1 any insect of the order Ephemeroptera, living briefly in spring in the adult stage.
2 an imitation mayfly used by anglers.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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Mayfly — Mayfly, zu deutsch Eintagsfliege, war die Bezeichnung des ersten englischen Starrluftschiffs HMA 1, das nie abhob, siehe Liste der Starrluftschiffe Halton F.A.C.1, einem Doppeldecker von 1927 Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung … Deutsch Wikipedia
mayfly — ► NOUN ▪ a slender insect with transparent wings which lives as an adult for only a very short time … English terms dictionary
mayfly — [mā′flī΄] n. pl. mayflies [so named because thought to be most prevalent in May] any of an order (Ephemeroptera) of delicate, soft bodied insects with gauzy wings held vertically when at rest: in the adult stage, it lives only hours or a few days … English World dictionary
Mayfly — For other uses, see Mayfly (disambiguation). Mayfly Temporal range: Late Carboniferous Recent[1] … Wikipedia
mayfly — /may fluy /, n., pl. mayflies. 1. Also called shadfly. any insect of the order Ephemeroptera, having delicate, membranous wings with the front pair much larger than the rear and having an aquatic larval stage and a terrestrial adult stage usually … Universalium
mayfly — UK [ˈmeɪˌflaɪ] / US noun [countable] Word forms mayfly : singular mayfly plural mayflies a flying insect that lives near water and has a very short life … English dictionary
mayfly — [[t]me͟ɪflaɪ[/t]] mayflies N COUNT A mayfly is an insect which lives near water and only lives for a very short time as an adult … English dictionary
mayfly — noun Date: circa 1653 any of an order (Ephemeroptera) of insects with an aquatic nymph and a short lived fragile adult having membranous wings and two or three long caudal styles called also ephemerid … New Collegiate Dictionary
mayfly — noun Any of many fragile insects, of the order Ephemeroptera, that develop in fresh water, and live very briefly as adults. See Also: May, fly, hatch … Wiktionary
mayfly — may·fly (maґfli) any insect of the order Ephemeroptera … Medical dictionary
