EPHEMERON

ephemeron, ephemeral

(noun) anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day in its winged form

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

ephemeron (plural ephemera)

Something short-lived or transitory.

(computer programming) A type of weak reference in a garbage collected programming language that does not permit an object to be kept alive by its finalizer.

Source: Wiktionary


E*phem"e*ron, n.; pl. Ephemera. Etym: [NL. See Ephemera.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: One of the ephemeral flies.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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SOUARI

(noun) large South American evergreen tree trifoliate leaves and drupes with nutlike seeds used as food and a source of cooking oil


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