ephemeropteran

ephemeropteran
/i fem'euh rop"teuhr euhn/, adj.
1. belonging or pertaining to the insect order Ephemeroptera, comprising the mayflies.
n.
2. ephemerid.
[ < NL Ephemeropter(a) (equiv. to Gk ephémer(on) EPHEMERON + -o- -O- + -ptera, neut. pl. of -pteros -PTEROUS) + -AN]

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