Definition of Dayfly

1. Noun. Slender insect with delicate membranous wings having an aquatic larval stage and terrestrial adult stage usually lasting less than two days.

Exact synonyms: Mayfly, Shadfly
Generic synonyms: Ephemerid, Ephemeropteran
Group relationships: Ephemeridae, Family Ephemeridae

Definition of Dayfly

1. n. A neuropterous insect of the genus Ephemera and related genera, of many species, and inhabiting fresh water in the larval state; the ephemeral fly; -- so called because it commonly lives but one day in the winged or adult state. See Ephemeral fly, under Ephemeral.

Definition of Dayfly

1. Noun. A mayfly. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Dayfly

1. a mayfly [n -FLIES] - See also: mayfly

Medical Definition of Dayfly

1. A neuropterous insect of the genus Ephemera and related genera, of many species, and inhabiting fresh water in the larval state; the ephemeral fly; so called because it commonly lives but one day in the winged or adult state. See Ephemeral fly, under Ephemeral. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dayfly

daydreamer
daydreamers
daydreaming
daydreamings
daydreamlike
daydreams
daydreamt
daydreamy
daye
dayee
dayereh
dayerehs
dayflies
dayflower
dayflowers
dayfly (current term)
daygirl
dayglo
dayglow
dayglows
dayless
daylife
daylight
daylight-saving time
daylight-savings time
daylight-savings times
daylight overdraft
daylight overdrafts
daylight robberies
daylight robbery

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