noun
Meaning 1
Any in the family Ephemeridae of mayflies.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
ephemerid
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noun
Meaning 2
short-lived insect
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: ephemeropteran
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: insect
Narrower terms: Plectophera, mayfly, dayfly, shadfly
History
Etymology
From translingual Ephemeridae, from New Latin ephemerus, from Ancient Greek ἐφήμερος (ephḗmeros), the more common form of ἐφημέριος (ephēmérios, “of, for, or during the day, living or lasting but for a day, short-lived, temporary”), from ἐπί (epí, “on”) + ἡμέρα (hēméra, “day”).