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ephemerid
[ ih-fem-er-id ]
noun
- an insect of the order Ephemeroptera, comprising the mayflies.
ephemerid
/ ɪˈfɛmərɪd /
noun
- any insect of the order Ephemeroptera (or Ephemerida ), which comprises the mayflies Also calledephemeropteran
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Origin of ephemerid1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ephemerid1
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Example Sentences
They are like the Ephemerid insects which live for a summer day only.
In the Ephemerid they lie in planes approaching the vertical, slightly diverging from each other towards their extremities.
I do not propose in this work to deal with Ephemerid, as the wings in the imitations now sold are in the natural position.
Those examples are provided by Rotifera (inferior worms) and by Ephemerid.
Ephemeral′ity; Ephem′erid, an insect belonging to the group Ephemerid.
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