mayfly
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mayfly
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From May (“fifth month”) + fly (“flying insect”). Compare Saterland Frisian Moaifljooge (“blowfly”).
noun mayflies · mayfly
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Any of the many fragile insects of the order Ephemeroptera that develop in fresh water and live very briefly as winged adults.
While some animals take months to reproduce, mayfly need just one perfect day.
Similar: dayfly, drake, drakefly, ephemera, ephemerid, fishfly, shadfly, upwing fly, upwinged fly
- Characterized by a short duration; short-lived. Dipping a French fry in her tomato ketchup, she admits that her name recognition could be higher. But it did spike a year ago during the mayfly premiership of Liz Truss.
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noun insect of order Ephemeroptera
| Español | efímera, cachipolla |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 하루살이 harusari |
| 日本語 | 蜉蝣 |
| 中文 | 蜉蝣 fúyóu |
| Português | efêmera, efemérida |
| Français | éphémère |
| Deutsch | Eintagsfliege, Ephemeride |
| Italiano | efemera, effimera, effimero |
| Ελληνικά | εφημερόπτερο efimeróptero |
| Русский | подёнка podjónka |
| Tiếng Việt | thiêu thân, phù du |
| العربية | ذُبَابَة مَايُو, ذُبَاب مَايُو ḏubāb māyū |
| עברית | בַּרְיוֹם baryóm |
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title = {mayfly},
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