Look up: mayfly

1. mayfly
   [n] - slender insect with delicate membranous wings having an aquatic larval stage and terrestrial adult stage usually lasting less than two days
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2. mayfly
   dayfly noun slender insect with delicate membranous wings having an aquatic larval stage and terrestrial adult stage usually lasting less than two days
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3. mayfly
   any member of a group of insects known for their extremely short life spans and emergence in large numbers in the summer months. Other common names ... [1 related articles]
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4. mayfly
   mayfly, any insect of the order Ephemeroptera, so named because the adults live for a short time, often only a single day, during which they molt twice, mate, and lay their eggs in freshwater. The adults are medium to large, shiny, slender insects with two pairs of fragile, transparent, many-veined ...
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5. mayfly
   Any of a group of insects whose adult form lives only very briefly in the spring. The larval stage, which can last a year or more, is passed in water, the adult form developing gradually from the nymph through successive moults. The adult has transparent, net-veined wings. (Order Ephemerida.)
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6. Mayfly
   `Mayflies` are insects which belong to the Order `Ephemeroptera` (from the pteron--> = "insect wing|wing", referring to the brief lifespan of adults). They have been placed into an ancient group of insects termed the Palaeoptera, which also contains dragonflies and damselflies. They ar...
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7. Mayfly
   (film) `Mayfly` is a short film. It was written and directed by Michael Bodie, and deals with the difficult subject matter of assisted suicide and dying. Bodie graduated as a writer / director, from UC Davis with a bachelors in dramatic arts. Mayfly was his fifth short film. Cast: External links:
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