ephemeropteran

Noun
  1. Short-lived insect (synset 102264830)
    is a type of: insect - small air-breathing arthropod
    subtypes:
    • plectophera - in some former classifications: name for the Ephemeroptera
    • dayfly, mayfly, shadfly - slender insect with delicate membranous wings having an aquatic larval stage and terrestrial adult stage usually lasting less than two days
    belongs to: ephemerida, ephemeroptera, order ephemerida, order ephemeroptera - mayflies
    same as: ephemerid

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