Mayfly Definition

māflī
mayflies
noun
mayflies
Any of an order (Ephemeroptera) of delicate, soft-bodied insects with gauzy wings held vertically when at rest: in the adult stage, it lives only hours or a few days, but the aquatic larval stage may last for several years.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Mayfly

Noun

Singular:
mayfly
Plural:
mayflies

Origin of Mayfly

  • From May +"Ž fly.

    From Wiktionary

Mayfly Sentence Examples

  • People who know about these things tell me that the Windrush has just seen the best mayfly hatch for a quarter of a century.

  • This section of the River Itchen has a very good mayfly hatch that runs from late May right through June to early July.

  • The marl provides excellent conditions for the mayfly nymphs to make a stable burrow in which they dwell for approximately 2 years.

  • So thin tippets for small flies. thicker tippets for big flies and particularly big bushy flies eg Mayfly (E Danica) imitations.

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