mayfly


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Synonyms for mayfly

slender insect with delicate membranous wings having an aquatic larval stage and terrestrial adult stage usually lasting less than two days

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Mayfly Containers, manufacturer of specialised containers for the offshore oil and gas industry, reports it has increased production capacity with the installation of new surface preparation and painting facilities from HODGE CLEMCO.
The mayfly genus Ametropus Albarda, 1878 (Insecta: Ephemeroptera: Ametropodidae) has a Holarctic distribution.
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We remain ourselves for a mayfly's time And then we ascend as ash