English noun: dayfly | |||
| 1. | dayfly (animal) slender insect with delicate membranous wings having an aquatic larval stage and terrestrial adult stage usually lasting less than two days | ||
| Synonyms | mayfly, shadfly | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | ephemerid, ephemeropteran | ||
| Member meronym | Ephemeridae, family Ephemeridae | ||