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ephemera (root: ephemeron)
CIDE DICTIONARY
ephemera, n. [NL., fr. Gr. a day fly, fr. daily, lasting but a day; over + day.].
- A fever of one day's continuance only. [1913 Webster]
- A genus of insects including the day flies, or ephemeral flies. See
Ephemeral fly , under Ephemeral. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
ephemera, n. (pl. ephemeras or ephemerae)
1 a an insect living only a day or a few days. b any insect of the order Ephemeroptera, e.g. the mayfly.
2 = EPHEMERON.
1 a an insect living only a day or a few days. b any insect of the order Ephemeroptera, e.g. the mayfly.
2 = EPHEMERON.
ephemera, pl. of EPHEMERON 1.
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