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ephemerid vs mayfly

mayfly vs ephemerid

ephemerid and mayfly both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
ephemerid Yes No No No
mayfly Yes No No No
As nouns, mayfly is a hyponym of ephemerid; that is, mayfly is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than ephemerid:
  • ephemerid: short-lived insect
  • mayfly: 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, dayfly, shadfly.
ephemerid (noun) mayfly (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 mayfly

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