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ephemerid vs shadfly

shadfly vs ephemerid

ephemerid and shadfly both are nouns.

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

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