- ephemeral flies
- подёнки (Ephemeroptera)* * *поденки
English-russian biological dictionary. 2013.
English-russian biological dictionary. 2013.
Ephemera — E*phem e*ra, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a day fly, fr. ? daily, lasting but a day; ? over + ? day.] 1. (Med.) A fever of one day s continuance only. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) A genus of insects including the day flies, or ephemeral flies. See… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ephemera — Ephemeron E*phem e*ron, n.; pl. {Ephemera}. [NL. See {Ephemera}.] (Zo[ o]l.) One of the ephemeral flies. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ephemeran — E*phem er*an, n. (Zo[ o]l.) One of the ephemeral flies. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ephemeron — E*phem e*ron, n.; pl. {Ephemera}. [NL. See {Ephemera}.] (Zo[ o]l.) One of the ephemeral flies. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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