ephemerid

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ephemerid

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From translingual Ephemeridae, from New Latin ephemerus, from Ancient Greek ἐφήμερος (ephḗmeros), the more common form of ἐφημέριος (ephēmérios, “of, for, or during the day, living or lasting but for a day, short-lived, temporary”), from ἐπί (epí, “on”) + ἡμέρα (hēméra, “day”).

noun ephemerids

Any in the family Ephemeridae of mayflies. I had flown in a helicopter with Javits and Bobby Kennedy. I was skirring around New York like an ephemerid, my jacket lined with jolly psychedelic green.

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"ephemerid." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ephemerid. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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ephemerid. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ephemerid

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"ephemerid." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ephemerid.

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@misc{ephemerid_2026,
  title = {ephemerid},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ephemerid},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}