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ephemerid vs dayfly

dayfly vs ephemerid

ephemerid and dayfly both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
ephemerid Yes No No No
dayfly Yes No No No
As nouns, dayfly is a hyponym of ephemerid; that is, dayfly is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than ephemerid:
  • ephemerid: short-lived insect
  • dayfly: slender insect with delicate membranous wings having an aquatic larval stage and terrestrial adult stage usually lasting less than two days
Other hyponyms of ephemerid include Plectophera, mayfly, shadfly.
ephemerid (noun) dayfly (noun)
short-lived insect slender insect with delicate membranous wings having an aquatic larval stage and terrestrial adult stage usually lasting less than two days
Difference between ephemerid and dayfly

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