Definition of Ephemerae

1. ephemera [n] - See also: ephemera

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ephemerae

ephebophilic
ephebos
ephebus
ephedras
ephedrin
ephedrine
ephedrine-NAD oxidoreductase
ephedrines
ephedrins
ephelides
ephelis
ephemera
ephemerae (current term)
ephemeral
ephemeral fever
ephemeral fever of cattle
ephemeral fever virus
ephemeral lake
ephemeral lakes
ephemeralities
ephemerality
ephemerally
ephemeralness
ephemerals
ephemeran
ephemerans
ephemeras

Literary usage of Ephemerae

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Modern English Literature: Its Blemishes and Defects by Henry Hegart Breen (1857)
"He says in one of his letters :—• "We had been shown numberless skeletons of a kind of little fly called an ephemerae." And farther on he adds:— "But what ..."

2. The Aerial World: A Popular Account of the Phenomena and Life of the Atmosphere by Georg Hartwig (1875)
"... Ichneumon Flies—Aerial Concerts of Bees—Shert Aerial Life of the ephemerae—The Flights of the Dragon Fly—Locusts and Mosquitos —Luminous Flies. ..."

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