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Ephemera

EPHEM'ERA, n. [L. from Gr. daily; a day.] A fever of one day's continuance only. 1. The Day-fly; strictly, a fly that lives one day only; but the word is applied also to insects that are very short-lived, whet...

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EPHEM'ERA, n. [L. from Gr. daily; a day.] A fever of one day's continuance only.

1. The Day-fly; strictly, a fly that lives one day only; but the word is applied also to insects that are very short-lived, whether they live several days or an hour only. There are several species.

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