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mayfly

noun

may·​fly ˈmā-ˌflī How to pronounce mayfly (audio)
: any of an order (Ephemeroptera) of insects with an aquatic nymph and a short-lived, fragile adult lacking mouthparts and having membranous, heavily veined wings and two or three long, threadlike tails

Note: the wings of the mayfly are held vertically above the body when closed.

called also ephemerid

Illustration of mayfly

Illustration of mayfly

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The mayfly hatch that put a little bit of a hiccup in the walleye catches around Western Lake Erie is winding down. D'arcy Egan, cleveland, 7 July 2022 Not to mention component and frame standards that have the life expectancy of a mayfly. Josh Patterson, Outside Online, 18 May 2020 Some would sip the mouse like a tiny mayfly; others would leap completely out of the water, grabbing the fly on the way down. Chris Santella, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Sep. 2021 Some would sip the mouse like a tiny mayfly; others would leap completely out of the water, grabbing the fly on the way down. Chris Santella, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Sep. 2021 Some would sip the mouse like a tiny mayfly; others would leap completely out of the water, grabbing the fly on the way down. Chris Santella, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Sep. 2021 Significant drops have been found in mayfly populations in the American Midwest, butterfly numbers in the Sierra Nevadas, and caterpillar diversity in northern Costa Rica. Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2021 Some would sip the mouse like a tiny mayfly; others would leap completely out of the water, grabbing the fly on the way down. Chris Santella, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Sep. 2021 Some would sip the mouse like a tiny mayfly; others would leap completely out of the water, grabbing the fly on the way down. Chris Santella, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Sep. 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1653, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of mayfly was circa 1653

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