dayfly (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *dayfly*:
NOUN	animal	dayfly, mayfly, shadfly	slender insect with delicate membranous wings having an aquatic larval stage / stage and terrestrial / terrestrial adult stage usually lasting less than two days

English > *dayfly*: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaning	slender insect with delicate membranous wings having an aquatic larval stage / stage and terrestrial / terrestrial adult stage usually lasting less than two days.
Synonyms	mayfly, shadfly
Member of	Ephemeridae, family Ephemeridae	mayflies
Broader	ephemerid, ephemeropteran	short-lived insect
Spanish	cachipolla, efímera, ephemeroptera
Catalan	efemeròpter, efímera

HyperDic: dayfly