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Definition of: mayfly
(mā′flī′) noun plural ·flies
1. An ephemerid insect, which in the nymphal state inhabits water and is long–lived, and in the adult state merely propagates its kind and then dies.
2. An artificial fly in imitation of this insect.
3. Brit. A caddis fly.
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