mayfly

/mey-flahy/US // ˈmeɪˌflaɪ //UK // (ˈmeɪˌflaɪ) //

蜉蝣,萤火虫,苍蝇,蝴蝶

Definitions

n.名词 noun

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plural may·flies.
- : 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.
- : Also May fly .Angling. an artificial fly made to resemble this insect.

But, alarmed at his own philosophy, he went to the paddock gate to watch the Mayfly filly canter down.
The Mayfly filly passed under the hammer at seven hundred and fifty guineas.
For these articles the season is almost as brief as the season of the mayfly or the grannom.
Izaak, or his publisher Marriott, cunningly brought out the book at a season when men expect the Mayfly.
This defect was remedied by a series of alterations, and meanwhile the unofficial title of 'Mayfly' was given to the vessel.