- ephemerids
- n. mayfly, any insect from the order Ephemeroptera, winged insect that lives as an aquatic larva and emerges into the air during the adult stage
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
ephemerids
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e|phem|er|id — «ih FEHM uhr ihd», noun. any one of an order of insects having a soft, delicate body and two pairs of membranous wings, the forewings being much larger than the rear wings, and usually three long, delicate tails; mayfly. Ephemerids live only a… … Useful english dictionary
