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EPHEMERIDAE
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Synonyms:
Ephemeridae; family Ephemeridae
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Ephemeridae" is a kind of...):
arthropod family (any of the arthropods)
Meronyms (members of "Ephemeridae"):
dayfly; mayfly; shadfly (slender insect with delicate membranous wings having an aquatic larval stage and terrestrial adult stage usually lasting less than two days)
Holonyms ("Ephemeridae" is a member of...):
Ephemerida; Ephemeroptera; order Ephemerida; order Ephemeroptera (mayflies)