Definitions
slender insect with delicate membranous wings having an aquatic larval stage and terrestrial adult stage usually lasting less than two days
Word origin
From May + fly. Compare Saterland Frisian Moaifljooge (“blowfly”).
Used in a sentence
“While some animals take months to reproduce, mayfly need just one perfect day.”
“[A] silver fish clooped a lazy arc downstream, not really caring that the mayfly were out of reach; […]”
“Adult mayflies have large compound eyes and most have two pairs of wings.[…]Mayfly nymphs are distinguished by their three tails (two cerci and a terminal filament) and the set of gills on each side of their abdomen.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Short-lived insect”6 letters
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