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shadfly

/ˈʃæd.flaɪ/

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noun

/ˈʃæd.flaɪ/C1formalscientific
  • ruСтройное насекомое с нежными перепончатыми крыльями, имеющее водную личиночную стадию и наземную взрослую стадию, которая обычно длится менее двух дней.
  1. Ephemeral aquatic insectC1formalscientific

    A slender insect with delicate membranous wings, having an aquatic larval stage and a terrestrial adult stage that usually lasts less than two days.

    ruЭфемерное водное насекомое

    • The shadfly hatch was so thick it looked like snow on the lake.
    • Fishermen know that a shadfly emergence means excellent trout feeding.
    • The adult shadfly lives only long enough to mate and lay eggs.

    Synonymsdayflymayfly

Forms
  • shadflies plural form
  • shadflies' possessive plural form
  • shadfly's possessive singular form