Definition of mayfly in English:

mayfly

nounPlural mayflies ˈmeɪflʌɪˈmeɪˌflaɪ

1A short-lived slender insect with delicate transparent wings and two or three long filaments on the tail. It lives close to water, where the aquatic larvae develop.
蜉蝣
Order Ephemeroptera: several families
Example sentencesExamples
- After the war he became physician to the Commonwealth embassies in Moscow and turned many a stone in search of mayfly larvae, to the bafflement of his footsore minders.
- Such differences strongly suggest convergent reduction in the antennal flagella of odonates and mayflies.
- Later in the year, when there are big hatches of adult mayflies and caddis flies, chub will position themselves on the edge of the current, ready to intercept the constant supply of food passing them.
- Although a lot of flying insects are referred to as ‘flies’ - butterflies, dragonflies, mayflies, and so on - the true flies belong to the Diptera.
- Every day the sun sets behind blurred clouds of stonefly, caddis, midge or mayfly dancing against the horizon.
- He could have added that they also consumed mayfly larvae, caterpillars, beetles, and ants.
- The most important insects vary with the season but the bulk of them are either mayflies, caddis, midges or terrestrials.
- Excellent fishing was reported from this water for most of the week with good hatches of mayflies in most areas when the weather was suitable.
- Rations include a variety of insect larvae, especially mayflies, blackflies, caddis flies, and midges.
- Also unlike modern mayflies, the larvae apparently did not require flowing water.
- Arctic species of mayflies, scale insects, midges, caddisflies and other groups are known to be parthenogenetic.
- Young lads would then get a few farthings for catching dungflies and mayflies.
- In rivers rainbow trout will feed primarily upon the larvae of mayflies and caddis flies.
- The students are looking at features to encourage biodiversity and create new habitats for sensitive species such as dragonflies and mayflies.
- During the breeding season, they also eat insects, especially dragonflies, mayflies, and caddis flies as they emerge from their aquatic larval stage.
- As larvae, the mayflies have spent two years feeding and growing underwater but now it is time for them to begin their brief lives in the air.
- Although their roles as parasitic castrators has been documented, relatively little is known about the biology of ciliate parasites in mayflies.
- When the mayflies emerge from the water as winged adults, they're called ‘duns.’
- The first land snails appeared, and insects with wings that can't fold back such as dragonflies and mayflies flourished and radiated.
- If so many people of our own time are among the greatest Britons who ever lived, are we developing the long-term memory of a mayfly?
1. 1.1 An artificial fishing fly made to resemble a mayfly.
  Example sentencesExamples
  Mayfly hatches appeared to be sparse but trout were still taking artificial mayflies.
  I could clearly see my size 10 mayfly nymph as it proceeded downstream, bumping and lifting off the bottom.
  I selected a small gold bead mayfly nymph tied on a size 12 hook, as it was white and clearly visible in the murky water.
  Dapping natural and artificial mayflies also worked well.

Definition of mayfly in US English:

mayfly

nounˈmāˌflīˈmeɪˌflaɪ

1A short-lived, slender insect with delicate, transparent wings and two or three long filaments on the tail. It lives close to water, where the chiefly herbivorous aquatic larvae develop.
蜉蝣
Order Ephemeroptera: several families and many species
Example sentencesExamples
- Arctic species of mayflies, scale insects, midges, caddisflies and other groups are known to be parthenogenetic.
- He could have added that they also consumed mayfly larvae, caterpillars, beetles, and ants.
- If so many people of our own time are among the greatest Britons who ever lived, are we developing the long-term memory of a mayfly?
- Although a lot of flying insects are referred to as ‘flies’ - butterflies, dragonflies, mayflies, and so on - the true flies belong to the Diptera.
- In rivers rainbow trout will feed primarily upon the larvae of mayflies and caddis flies.
- Rations include a variety of insect larvae, especially mayflies, blackflies, caddis flies, and midges.
- Every day the sun sets behind blurred clouds of stonefly, caddis, midge or mayfly dancing against the horizon.
- After the war he became physician to the Commonwealth embassies in Moscow and turned many a stone in search of mayfly larvae, to the bafflement of his footsore minders.
- During the breeding season, they also eat insects, especially dragonflies, mayflies, and caddis flies as they emerge from their aquatic larval stage.
- Excellent fishing was reported from this water for most of the week with good hatches of mayflies in most areas when the weather was suitable.
- The most important insects vary with the season but the bulk of them are either mayflies, caddis, midges or terrestrials.
- The first land snails appeared, and insects with wings that can't fold back such as dragonflies and mayflies flourished and radiated.
- The students are looking at features to encourage biodiversity and create new habitats for sensitive species such as dragonflies and mayflies.
- Young lads would then get a few farthings for catching dungflies and mayflies.
- As larvae, the mayflies have spent two years feeding and growing underwater but now it is time for them to begin their brief lives in the air.
- Such differences strongly suggest convergent reduction in the antennal flagella of odonates and mayflies.
- When the mayflies emerge from the water as winged adults, they're called ‘duns.’
- Although their roles as parasitic castrators has been documented, relatively little is known about the biology of ciliate parasites in mayflies.
- Also unlike modern mayflies, the larvae apparently did not require flowing water.
- Later in the year, when there are big hatches of adult mayflies and caddis flies, chub will position themselves on the edge of the current, ready to intercept the constant supply of food passing them.
1. 1.1 An artificial fishing fly that imitates a mayfly.
  蜉蝣形钓饵
  Example sentencesExamples
  I selected a small gold bead mayfly nymph tied on a size 12 hook, as it was white and clearly visible in the murky water.
  Dapping natural and artificial mayflies also worked well.
  Mayfly hatches appeared to be sparse but trout were still taking artificial mayflies.
  I could clearly see my size 10 mayfly nymph as it proceeded downstream, bumping and lifting off the bottom.

单词	mayfly
释义	Definition of mayfly in English: mayfly nounPlural mayflies ˈmeɪflʌɪˈmeɪˌflaɪ 1A short-lived slender insect with delicate transparent wings and two or three long filaments on the tail. It lives close to water, where the aquatic larvae develop. 蜉蝣 Order Ephemeroptera: several families Example sentencesExamples After the war he became physician to the Commonwealth embassies in Moscow and turned many a stone in search of mayfly larvae, to the bafflement of his footsore minders. Such differences strongly suggest convergent reduction in the antennal flagella of odonates and mayflies. Later in the year, when there are big hatches of adult mayflies and caddis flies, chub will position themselves on the edge of the current, ready to intercept the constant supply of food passing them. Although a lot of flying insects are referred to as ‘flies’ - butterflies, dragonflies, mayflies, and so on - the true flies belong to the Diptera. Every day the sun sets behind blurred clouds of stonefly, caddis, midge or mayfly dancing against the horizon. He could have added that they also consumed mayfly larvae, caterpillars, beetles, and ants. The most important insects vary with the season but the bulk of them are either mayflies, caddis, midges or terrestrials. Excellent fishing was reported from this water for most of the week with good hatches of mayflies in most areas when the weather was suitable. Rations include a variety of insect larvae, especially mayflies, blackflies, caddis flies, and midges. Also unlike modern mayflies, the larvae apparently did not require flowing water. Arctic species of mayflies, scale insects, midges, caddisflies and other groups are known to be parthenogenetic. Young lads would then get a few farthings for catching dungflies and mayflies. In rivers rainbow trout will feed primarily upon the larvae of mayflies and caddis flies. The students are looking at features to encourage biodiversity and create new habitats for sensitive species such as dragonflies and mayflies. During the breeding season, they also eat insects, especially dragonflies, mayflies, and caddis flies as they emerge from their aquatic larval stage. As larvae, the mayflies have spent two years feeding and growing underwater but now it is time for them to begin their brief lives in the air. Although their roles as parasitic castrators has been documented, relatively little is known about the biology of ciliate parasites in mayflies. When the mayflies emerge from the water as winged adults, they're called ‘duns.’ The first land snails appeared, and insects with wings that can't fold back such as dragonflies and mayflies flourished and radiated. If so many people of our own time are among the greatest Britons who ever lived, are we developing the long-term memory of a mayfly? 1.1 An artificial fishing fly made to resemble a mayfly. Example sentencesExamples Mayfly hatches appeared to be sparse but trout were still taking artificial mayflies. I could clearly see my size 10 mayfly nymph as it proceeded downstream, bumping and lifting off the bottom. I selected a small gold bead mayfly nymph tied on a size 12 hook, as it was white and clearly visible in the murky water. Dapping natural and artificial mayflies also worked well. Definition of mayfly in US English: mayfly nounˈmāˌflīˈmeɪˌflaɪ 1A short-lived, slender insect with delicate, transparent wings and two or three long filaments on the tail. It lives close to water, where the chiefly herbivorous aquatic larvae develop. 蜉蝣 Order Ephemeroptera: several families and many species Example sentencesExamples Arctic species of mayflies, scale insects, midges, caddisflies and other groups are known to be parthenogenetic. He could have added that they also consumed mayfly larvae, caterpillars, beetles, and ants. If so many people of our own time are among the greatest Britons who ever lived, are we developing the long-term memory of a mayfly? Although a lot of flying insects are referred to as ‘flies’ - butterflies, dragonflies, mayflies, and so on - the true flies belong to the Diptera. In rivers rainbow trout will feed primarily upon the larvae of mayflies and caddis flies. Rations include a variety of insect larvae, especially mayflies, blackflies, caddis flies, and midges. Every day the sun sets behind blurred clouds of stonefly, caddis, midge or mayfly dancing against the horizon. After the war he became physician to the Commonwealth embassies in Moscow and turned many a stone in search of mayfly larvae, to the bafflement of his footsore minders. During the breeding season, they also eat insects, especially dragonflies, mayflies, and caddis flies as they emerge from their aquatic larval stage. Excellent fishing was reported from this water for most of the week with good hatches of mayflies in most areas when the weather was suitable. The most important insects vary with the season but the bulk of them are either mayflies, caddis, midges or terrestrials. The first land snails appeared, and insects with wings that can't fold back such as dragonflies and mayflies flourished and radiated. The students are looking at features to encourage biodiversity and create new habitats for sensitive species such as dragonflies and mayflies. Young lads would then get a few farthings for catching dungflies and mayflies. As larvae, the mayflies have spent two years feeding and growing underwater but now it is time for them to begin their brief lives in the air. Such differences strongly suggest convergent reduction in the antennal flagella of odonates and mayflies. When the mayflies emerge from the water as winged adults, they're called ‘duns.’ Although their roles as parasitic castrators has been documented, relatively little is known about the biology of ciliate parasites in mayflies. Also unlike modern mayflies, the larvae apparently did not require flowing water. Later in the year, when there are big hatches of adult mayflies and caddis flies, chub will position themselves on the edge of the current, ready to intercept the constant supply of food passing them. 1.1 An artificial fishing fly that imitates a mayfly. 蜉蝣形钓饵 Example sentencesExamples I selected a small gold bead mayfly nymph tied on a size 12 hook, as it was white and clearly visible in the murky water. Dapping natural and artificial mayflies also worked well. Mayfly hatches appeared to be sparse but trout were still taking artificial mayflies. I could clearly see my size 10 mayfly nymph as it proceeded downstream, bumping and lifting off the bottom.
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