Definition of Mayflies

1. Noun. (plural of mayfly) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Mayflies

1. mayfly [n] - See also: mayfly

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mayflies

maybird
maybirds
maybloom
mayblooms
mayblossom
mayblossoms
maybush
maybushes
mayday
maydays
mayed
mayeng
mayenite
mayest
mayfish
mayflies (current term)
mayflower
mayflowers
mayfly
mayhap
mayhappen
mayhaps
mayhaw
mayhem
mayhemic
mayhems
mayidism
maying
mayingite
mayings

Literary usage of Mayflies

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Rod and River: Or, Fly-fishing for Salmon, Trout and Grayling by Arthur Thomas Fisher (1892)
"List of Flies for Trout-fishing—The Stone-fly—The Mayfly— The Spent Gnat—The Virtues of the ' Wickham '—Varieties of Artificial mayflies—Mr. Green's ..."

2. Water Quality Indicators Guide: Surface Waters by Charles R. Terrell (1993)
"If both mayflies and caddisflies are absent from the watercourse, ... If only mayflies or caddisflies are present, then the watercourse is probably ..."

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