mayfly是什么意思？

mayfly

英[ˈmeɪflaɪ] 美[ˈmeˌflaɪ]

• n. 蜉蝣类，飞蝼蛄；

复数：mayflies;

例句

• In May 1911 the Mayfly was found to lack sufficient lift to get airborne. 一九一一年五月,发现“蜉蝣号”飞艇的升力不足.

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-COUNT
  蜉蝣
  A mayfly is an insect which lives near water and only lives for a very short time as an adult.

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. slender insect with delicate membranous wings having an aquatic larval stage and terrestrial adult stage usually lasting less than two days

行业词典

• 医学： 蜉蝣：属于蜉蜉目(Epheme-roptera)的有两对或一对三角形膜状翅的昆虫，见Hexagenia bilineata；