单词 | mormon fly |
释义 | > as lemmasMormon fly Mormon fly n. U.S. regional a mayfly. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > Rhopalocera (butterflies) > [noun] > family Hesperidae > genus Atrytone > atrytone hobomok Mormon fly1845 1845 N. F. Moore Diary 26 Aug. (1946) 46 Our boat and everything about it is now covered with Mormon flies as they are called, being, I am told, peculiar to this neighborhood. 1847 C. Lanman Summer in Wilderness v. 34 They are called the Mormon fly and I was told were found on these rapids alone. 1950 R. P. Bissell Stretch on River 29 Out in the street..the smell of melting tar and squashed Mormon flies filled the air. 1983 Capital Times (Madison, Wisconsin) 12 July 2/1 The flies, also known as mayflies and Mormon flies, infest the river towns annually. < as lemmas |
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