Definition of Ephemeroptera in English:
Ephemeroptera
plural nounɪˌfiːməˈrɒptərəɪˌfɛməˈrɒptərəəˌfeməˈräptərə
Entomology 1An order of insects that comprises the mayflies.
Example sentencesExamples
- We further included four representatives of the Zygoptera, one representative of the Epiophlebiidae, and one representative of the Ephemeroptera of the family Ephemeridae as outgroup taxa.
- 1.1ephemeroptera Insects of the order Ephemeroptera; mayflies.
various species of ephemeroptera
Example sentencesExamples
- The Ephemeroptera are among the most primitive of flying insects.
- In 1994, zooplankton still dominated diets in August, whereas macroinvertebrates, mainly small chironomids and small Ephemeroptera, were dominant prey in August 1995 and 1996.
- Stomach contents were examined with a dissecting microscope; [greater than] 99% of the enumerated prey were diptera larvae, ephemeroptera larvae, copepods, cladocera, and cyprinid fish.
- There are more than 40 species of Ephemeroptera, or ‘upwinged flies,’ in the British Isles.
- Every species of ephemeroptera may be distinguished by its genitalia.
Derivatives
adjective & noun
Entomology These aquatic larvae, often ephemeropterans or dipterans, are readily available in the lower water column and interstitial spaces that these juveniles inhabit.
Example sentencesExamples
- They are the ephemeropteran equivalents of theology.
Origin
Modern Latin (plural), from Ephemera (genus name) + pteron 'wing'.
Definition of Ephemeroptera in US English:
Ephemeroptera
plural nounəˌfeməˈräptərə
Entomology 1An order of insects that comprises the mayflies.
Example sentencesExamples
- We further included four representatives of the Zygoptera, one representative of the Epiophlebiidae, and one representative of the Ephemeroptera of the family Ephemeridae as outgroup taxa.
- 1.1as plural noun ephemeroptera Insects of the order Ephemeroptera; mayflies.
Origin
Modern Latin (plural), from Ephemera (genus name) + pteron ‘wing’.