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shadfly

/ˈʃæd.flaɪ/

Traduction: Insecte élancé aux ailes membraneuses délicates, ayant un stade larvaire aquatique et un stade adulte terrestre qui ne dure généralement que deux jours ou moins.

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noun

/ˈʃæd.flaɪ/C1formalscientific
  • frInsecte élancé aux ailes membraneuses délicates, ayant un stade larvaire aquatique et un stade adulte terrestre qui ne dure généralement que deux jours ou moins.
  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.

    frÉphémère (insecte)

    • 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.

    Synonymesdayflymayfly

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