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ephemeropteran vs shadfly

shadfly vs ephemeropteran

ephemeropteran and shadfly both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
ephemeropteran Yes No No No
shadfly Yes No No No
As nouns, shadfly is a hyponym of ephemeropteran; that is, shadfly is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than ephemeropteran:
  • ephemeropteran: 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 ephemeropteran include Plectophera, dayfly, mayfly.
ephemeropteran (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 ephemeropteran and shadfly

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