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SHADFLY
mayfly, dayfly, shadfly
(noun) slender insect with delicate membranous wings having an aquatic larval stage and terrestrial adult stage usually lasting less than two days
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
shadfly (plural shadflies)
mayfly
Source: Wiktionary
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ANYMORE
(adverb) at the present or from now on; usually used with a negative; “Alice doesn’t live here anymore”; “the children promised not to quarrel any more”
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