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mayfly

/ˈmeɪ.flaɪ/

Tradução: Inseto alado de corpo esguio e asas membranosas delicadas, cuja fase larval é aquática e a fase adulta é terrestre e geralmente dura menos de dois dias.

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noun

C1formalcommonscientific/ˈmeɪ.flaɪ/

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

  • 🇵🇹Inseto alado de corpo esguio e asas membranosas delicadas, cuja fase larval é aquática e a fase adulta é terrestre e geralmente dura menos de dois dias.
  1. Short-lived insect B2 formal

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

    • Mayflies are often seen swarming near rivers in late spring.
    • The adult mayfly lives only for a day or two to reproduce.
    • Fishermen use mayfly patterns to attract trout.

    🇵🇹Inseto de vida curta

    Sinônimos: dayflydrakeshadfly

  • mayflies plural form
  • mayflies' possessive plural form
  • mayfly's possessive singular form