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EPHEMERID

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e⋅phem⋅er⋅id

  [i-fem-er-id]
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–noun
an insect of the order Ephemeroptera, comprising the mayflies.
Also called ephemeropteran.

Origin:
1870–75; < NL Ephemeridae. See ephemeral, -id 2
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e·phem·er·id   (ĭ-fěm'ər-ĭd)   
n.  An insect of the order Ephemeroptera; a mayfly.

[From New Latin Ephēmeridae, former order name, from Greek ephēmeron, mayfly; see ephemeron.]
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