MAYFLY


Meaning of MAYFLY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈmā-flī ]

noun

Date: circa 1653

: any of an order (Ephemeroptera) of insects with an aquatic nymph and a short-lived fragile adult having membranous wings and two or three long caudal styles — called also ephemerid

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.