"ephemerid" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ephemerids [plural]
Etymology: From translingual Ephemeridae, from New Latin ephemerus, from Ancient Greek ἐφήμερος (ephḗmeros), the more common form of ἐφημέριος (ephēmérios, “of, for, or during the day, living or lasting but for a day, short-lived, temporary”), from ἐπί (epí, “on”) + ἡμέρα (hēméra, “day”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|mul|Ephemeridae}} translingual Ephemeridae, {{der|en|NL.|ephemerus}} New Latin ephemerus, {{der|en|grc|ἐφήμερος}} Ancient Greek ἐφήμερος (ephḗmeros), {{m|grc|ἐφημέριος||of, for, or during the day, living or lasting but for a day, short-lived, temporary}} ἐφημέριος (ephēmérios, “of, for, or during the day, living or lasting but for a day, short-lived, temporary”), {{m|grc|ἐπί||on}} ἐπί (epí, “on”), {{m|grc|ἡμέρα||day}} ἡμέρα (hēméra, “day”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} ephemerid (plural ephemerids)
  1. Any mayfly in the family Ephemeridae. Categories (lifeform): Mayflies Related terms: ephemeris

Inflected forms

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