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SHADFLY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Slender insect with delicate membranous wings having an aquatic larval stage and terrestrial adult stage usually lasting less than two days
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("shadfly" is a kind of...):
ephemerid; ephemeropteran (short-lived insect)
Holonyms ("shadfly" is a member of...):
Ephemeridae; family Ephemeridae (mayflies)