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ephemeropteran

[ih-fem-uh-rop-ter-uhn]

adjective

  1. belonging or pertaining to the insect order Ephemeroptera, comprising the mayflies.

noun

  1. ephemerid.

ephemeropteran

/ ːˌɛəˈɒəə /

noun

  1. another word for ephemerid

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. of or relating to the Ephemeroptera

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ephemeropteran1

< New Latin Ephemeropter ( a ) (equivalent to Greek ḗm ( on ) ephemeron + -o- -o- + -ptera, neuter plural of -pteros -pterous ) + -an

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