Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of various delicate, winged insects of the order Ephemeroptera that develop from aquatic nymphs and in the adult stage live no longer than a few days and do not feed.
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- noun Any of many
fragile insects , of theorder Ephemeroptera, that develop infresh water , and live verybriefly asadults .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun slender insect with delicate membranous wings having an aquatic larval stage and terrestrial adult stage usually lasting less than two days
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Examples
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A Wisconsin mayfly hatch shows up on radar like a storm.
That's a lot of bugs Edward Willett 2006
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A Wisconsin mayfly hatch shows up on radar like a storm.
Archive 2006-07-09 Edward Willett 2006
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In March and early April, the bluewing olive, or Baetis, mayfly is common throughout trout country.
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Another important and widespread early-spring mayfly is the larger March brown, which hatches from late morning to early afternoon.
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The Nant Fawr Stream that threads through the site provides a haven for further insects such as mayfly and stonefly and also a home to brown trout, eels and even the odd otter.
Council moves to stop 'environmental vandalism' on wildlife haven Hannah Waldram 2010
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The trout become suicidal and just throw themselves at the mayfly which is why the two weeks when the mayfly hatch is on is always referred to as Duffers 'Fortnight.
WalesOnline - Home 2010
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A little information on mayfly, caddis, and stone fly life cycles will help you become a better trout flyfisherman.
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A little information on mayfly, caddis, and stone fly life cycles will help you become a better trout flyfisherman.
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I also got one that was 17 pounds on the fly-rod during the mayfly hatch.
Think Progress » Drilling Is Not The Solution To Create Jobs And Reduce Reliance On Foreign Oil 2010
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Just a reminder: They're doing this to save the mayfly.
West Virginian Democrats shocked at War on Coal. - Moe_Lane’s blog - RedState 2009
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