Definition of Dayfly
Day´fly`
Pronunciation:
dā´flī`
n.
1.
(Zool.)
A
neuropterous
insect
of
the
genus
Ephemera
and
related
genera
,
of
many
species
,
and
inhabiting
fresh
water
in
the
larval
state
;
the
ephemeral
fly
; -
so
called
because
it
commonly
lives
but
one
day
in
the
winged
or
adult
state
.
See
Ephemeral
fly
,
under
Ephemeral
.
Related Words
ephemerid
,
Ephemeridae
,
ephemeropteran
,
family
Ephemeridae
,
mayfly
,
shadfly
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