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ephemerid
e·phem·er·id
/
ɪˈfɛm
ər
ɪd
/
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[
ih-
fem
-er-id
]
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noun
an insect of the order Ephemeroptera, comprising the mayflies.
Also called
ephemeropteran
.
Origin:
1870–75;
<
Neo-Latin
Ephemeridae.
See
ephemeral
,
-id
2
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ephemerid
(ɪˈfɛmərɪd)
—
n
Also called:
ephemeropteran
any insect of the order
Ephemeroptera
(or
Ephemerida
), which comprises the mayflies
[C19: from New Latin
Ephēmerida,
from Greek
ephēmeros
short-lived +
-id
²]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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