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ephemeropteran
DEFINITIONS OF:
ephemeropteran
1
n
short-lived insect
Synonyms:
ephemerid
Types:
Plectophera
in some former classifications: name for the Ephemeroptera
dayfly
,
mayfly
,
shadfly
slender insect with delicate membranous wings having an aquatic larval stage and terrestrial adult stage usually lasting less than two days
Type of:
insect
small air-breathing arthropod
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