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Dayfly

Webster's Dictionary

(n.) A neuropterous insect of the genus Ephemera and related genera, of many species, and inhabiting fresh water in the larval state; the ephemeral fly; - so called because it commonly lives but one day in the winged or adult state. See Ephemeral fly, under Ephemeral.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Dayfly'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​d/dayfly.html. 1828.