Usually means: Short-lived insect, especially mayflies.
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  1. ephemerid: Merriam-Webster
  2. ephemerid: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. ephemerid: Collins English Dictionary
  4. ephemerid: Vocabulary.com
  5. ephemerid, ephemerid: Wordnik
  6. ephemerid: Wiktionary
  7. ephemerid: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  8. ephemerid: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  9. ephemerid: Infoplease Dictionary
  10. ephemerid: Dictionary.com
  11. ephemerid: Rhymezone
  12. ephemerid: FreeDictionary.org
  13. ephemerid: Mnemonic Dictionary
  14. ephemerid: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. Ephemerid: Sports Definitions

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▸ noun:  Any mayfly in the family Ephemeridae.

Similar:
ephemeropteran, ephemerellid, ephemeran, mayfly, ephydrid, heptageniid, euphaeid, empidid, dayfly, leptohyphid, more...

Opposite:
perennial, enduring, lasting

Types:
mayfly, caddisfly, stonefly, midge, termite, more...

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Similar:
ephemeropteran, ephemerellid, ephemeran, mayfly, ephydrid, heptageniid, euphaeid, empidid, dayfly, leptohyphid, more...

Opposite:
perennial, enduring, lasting

Types:
mayfly, caddisfly, stonefly, midge, termite, more...



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