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mayfly
English
Etymology
From May +? fly. Compare Saterland Frisian Moaifljooge (“blowfly”).
Noun
mayfly (plural mayflies)
- Any of the many fragile insects of the order Ephemeroptera that develop in fresh water and live very briefly as winged adults.
- Synonyms: shadfly, dayfly, ephemerid
- 2002, John Gooderham, Edward Tsyrlin, The Waterbug Book, page 132,
- Adult mayflies have large compound eyes and most have two pairs of wings. […] Mayfly nymphs are distinguished by their three tails (two cerci and a terminal filament) and the set of gills on each side of their abdomen.
- 2005, Terry Hellekson, Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier's Art, page 213,
- Mayflies are fragile, gossamer-winged insects that arise from bodies of water and often swarm in great numbers.
- 2010, Barbara L. Peckarsky, J. David Allan, Angus R. McIntosh, Brad W. Taylor, Chapter 9: Understanding the Role of Predation in Open Systems, Ian Billick, Mary V. Price (editors), The Ecology of Place, page 195,
- Stoneflies have negligible consumptive (thin solid line) and behavioral effects (thin dashed line) on mayfly abundance. Consumption by trout decreases the abundance of mayflies (solid line), but trout suppress mayfly emigration (drift) and thereby increase their abundance (thick dashed line).
Usage notes
In some English dialects, the alternative plural form is "mayfly". For example? While some animals take months to reproduce, mayfly need just one perfect day.
Translations
See also
- hatch
Further reading
- mayfly on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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sunfish
English
Etymology
From sun +? fish, perhaps from the rounded body shape.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?s?n?f??/
Noun
sunfish (plural sunfish or sunfishes)
- Any of various small freshwater fishes of the family Centrarchidae, often with iridescent colours and having a laterally compressed body.
- Any of various large marine fishes of the family Molidae that have an oval compressed body.
Translations
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- sunfish what do they do
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