shadfly


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shad·fly

 (shăd′flī′)
n.
1. A mayfly.
2. A caddisfly.
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Noun1.shadfly - slender insect with delicate membranous wings having an aquatic larval stage and terrestrial adult stage usually lasting less than two daysshadfly - slender insect with delicate membranous wings having an aquatic larval stage and terrestrial adult stage usually lasting less than two days
ephemerid, ephemeropteran - short-lived insect
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