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may·fly

 (mā′flī′)
n.
Any of various delicate, winged insects of the order Ephemeroptera that develop from aquatic nymphs and in the adult stage live no longer than a few days and do not feed.
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mayfly

(ˈmeɪˌflaɪ)
n, pl -flies
1. (Animals) Also called: dayfly any insect of the order Ephemeroptera (or Ephemerida). The short-lived adults, found near water, have long tail appendages and large transparent wings; the larvae are aquatic
2. (Angling) angling an artificial fly resembling this
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may•fly

(ˈmeɪˌflaɪ)

n., pl. -flies.
any of numerous insects of the family Ephemeridae, with large transparent forewings and threadlike tails, living for a relatively long period as an aquatic nymph and only for two days or less as an adult.
[1645–55]
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Noun1.mayfly - slender insect with delicate membranous wings having an aquatic larval stage and terrestrial adult stage usually lasting less than two daysmayfly - 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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Translations

mayfly

[ˈmeɪflaɪ] Ncachipolla f, efímera f
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mayfly

[ˈmeɪflaɪ] néphémère f
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mayfly

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mayfly

[ˈmeɪˌflaɪ] nefemera
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A team of geologists from the Jai Narayan Vyas University, Jodhpur discovered a cluster of trace fossils of aquatic insect mayfly in Rajasthan's Barmer believed to be from Palaeocene age, which is from 63 million to 58 million years ago.
They're looking for mayfly nymphs--some call them wigglers."
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The boring tooth in first-stage larva was previously identified in light microscopic studies as a refractile body (Moravec 1967; Appy and Dadswell 1983) and is presumably used to penetrate the gut wall and gain access to the body cavity and migrate into the muscle tissue of the mayfly. The pore adjacent to the oral opening most likely provides a means for the larvae to release chemicals from glandular cells located adjacent to the oral opening; such cells have been previously identified in spirurid nematodes (Quentin and Poinar 1973).