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may⋅fly

   [mey-flahy]
–noun, plural -flies.
1. Also called shadfly. any insect of the order Ephemeroptera, having delicate, membranous wings with the front pair much larger than the rear and having an aquatic larval stage and a terrestrial adult stage usually lasting less than two days.
2. Also, May fly. Angling. an artificial fly made to resemble this insect.
Origin:
1645–55; May + fly 2
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