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Dayfly

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mayflynounAny of the many fragile insects of the order Ephemeroptera that develop in fresh water and live very briefly as winged adults.
shadflynounmayfly

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shadflynounmayfly
mayflynounAny of the many fragile insects of the order Ephemeroptera that develop in fresh water and live very briefly as winged adults.
fishflynoun(Canada) A mayfly.
stableflynounSynonym of dogfly.
flower flynounA hoverfly.
ephemeridnounAny in the family Ephemeridae of mayflies.
marchflynounAlternative form of March fly. [Any of the family Bibionidae of dark hairy flies.]
flyernounThat which flies, as a bird or insect.
fire-flynounAlternative spelling of firefly. [(Northern US, Western US, Florida) Any beetle of the family Lampyridae, which exhibit bioluminescence during twilight.]
flower-flynounthe hover-fly
dance flynounAny of the flies in the family Hybotidae.
night flynoun(archaic) A moth that flies at night.
lightning bugnounA firefly.
ephemerannoun(zoology) Any mayfly of the genus Ephemera
bottleflynounA blowfly.
glow flynounThe firefly.
ephemerellidnounAny mayfly in the family Ephemerellidae.
breezeflynounThe horsefly or gadfly.
whame flynoun(dated) The horsefly or gadfly.
lake flynounAny of various non-biting midges of the family Chironomidae, chironomids.

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