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day⋅fly

  [dey-flahy]
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–noun, plural -flies.
a mayfly.
Origin:
1595–1605; day + fly 2
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day·fly   (dā'flī')   
n.  See mayfly.
may·fly   (mā'flī')   
n.  Any of various fragile winged insects of the order Ephemeroptera that develop from aquatic nymphs and live in the adult stage no longer than a few days. Also called dayfly, shadfly.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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