mayfly

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• Mayfly — Mayfly, zu deutsch Eintagsfliege, war die Bezeichnung des ersten englischen Starrluftschiffs HMA 1, das nie abhob, siehe Liste der Starrluftschiffe Halton F.A.C.1, einem Doppeldecker von 1927 Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• mayfly — ► NOUN ▪ a slender insect with transparent wings which lives as an adult for only a very short time …   English terms dictionary

• mayfly — [mā′flī΄] n. pl. mayflies [so named because thought to be most prevalent in May] any of an order (Ephemeroptera) of delicate, soft bodied insects with gauzy wings held vertically when at rest: in the adult stage, it lives only hours or a few days …   English World dictionary

• Mayfly — For other uses, see Mayfly (disambiguation). Mayfly Temporal range: Late Carboniferous Recent[1] …   Wikipedia

• mayfly — /may fluy /, n., pl. mayflies. 1. Also called shadfly. any insect of the order Ephemeroptera, having delicate, membranous wings with the front pair much larger than the rear and having an aquatic larval stage and a terrestrial adult stage usually …   Universalium

• mayfly — UK [ˈmeɪˌflaɪ] / US noun [countable] Word forms mayfly : singular mayfly plural mayflies a flying insect that lives near water and has a very short life …   English dictionary

• mayfly — [[t]me͟ɪflaɪ[/t]] mayflies N COUNT A mayfly is an insect which lives near water and only lives for a very short time as an adult …   English dictionary

• mayfly — n. (pl. flies) 1 any insect of the order Ephemeroptera, living briefly in spring in the adult stage. 2 an imitation mayfly used by anglers …   Useful english dictionary

• Mayfly (disambiguation) — Mayfly is a type of insect belonging to the order Ephemeroptera. Mayfly may also refer to: Mayfly (film), an upcoming short film Mayfly, an album by Cy Curnin Mayfly, common name of British Royal Navy airship HMA No. 1 HMS Mayfly, name of… …   Wikipedia

• Mayfly (film) — Mayfly Directed by Michael Bodie Produced by Loretta Ramos Written by Michael Bodie Starring Charlotte Stewart Lucy Owen …   Wikipedia

• Mayfly (album) — Mayfly is the first solo release from Cy Curnin in 2005. The album contains songs from 1991 to 1994. Song list# Traded The Wind For Gold # Mayfly * # When Push Comes To Shove # The Days Of Our Lives # I m Getting Out # Breathe With Me # I Should… …   Wikipedia