| dayfly | <zoology> A neuropterous insect of the genus Ephemera and related genera, of many species, and inhabiting fresh water in the larval state; the ephemeral fly; so called because it commonly lives but one day in the winged or adult state. See Ephemeral fly, under Ephemeral. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| daymare | <medicine> A kind of incubus which occurs during wakefulness, attended by the peculiar pressure on the chest which characterises nightmare. Origin: Day + mare incubus. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| daywoman | A dairymaid. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |