What does dayfly mean?
Definitions for dayfly
ˈdeɪˌflaɪdayf·ly
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Princeton's WordNet
mayfly, dayfly, shadflynoun
slender insect with delicate membranous wings having an aquatic larval stage and terrestrial adult stage usually lasting less than two days
Wiktionary
dayflynoun
A mayfly.
Etymology: since the adults typically live only for a day.
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dayfly
Dayfly is an insect of the order Ephemerida, also known as Mayfly. They are so named because the adults, typically short-lived, often do not survive beyond a day. They are delicate insects that are often aquatic or semi-aquatic in their larval stage.
Webster Dictionary
Dayflynoun
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
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of dayfly in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of dayfly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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