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dayfly

(ˈdeɪˌflaɪ)
n, pl -flies
(Animals) another name for a mayfly
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day•fly

(ˈdeɪˌflaɪ)

n., pl. -flies.
an adult mayfly.
[1595–1605]
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Noun1.dayfly - slender insect with delicate membranous wings having an aquatic larval stage and terrestrial adult stage usually lasting less than two daysdayfly - slender insect with delicate membranous wings having an aquatic larval stage and terrestrial adult stage usually lasting less than two days
mayfly, shadfly
ephemerid, ephemeropteran - short-lived insect
Ephemeridae, family Ephemeridae - mayflies
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