MAYFLY


Meaning of MAYFLY in English

ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun

Usage: sometimes capitalized

1. : a slender fragile-winged short-lived imago insect of the order Plectoptera that often emerges in multitudes in spring

2. : an artificial angling fly that simulates an ephemerid imago

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