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Definitions from WordNet

Noun dayfly has 1 sense
  1. mayfly, dayfly, shadfly - slender insect with delicate membranous wings having an aquatic larval stage and terrestrial adult stage usually lasting less than two days
    --1 is a kind of ephemerid, ephemeropteran
    --1 is a member of Ephemeridae, family Ephemeridae

Definitions from the Web

Dayfly

Noun (1): A type of insect belonging to the family Ephemeroptera, typically appearing in large numbers during the daytime. Also known as mayfly.

Sample sentence: The river was teeming with dayflies, their delicate wings shimmering in the sunlight.

Noun (2): Slang term used to describe someone who is only present or active during the day and is rarely seen at night.

Sample sentence: He's such a dayfly, always disappearing as soon as the sun sets.

Noun (3): In folklore, a mythical creature that possesses the ability to transform into a human during the day but reverts to its true form at night.

Sample sentence: Legends speak of a dayfly who fell in love with a mortal and chose to remain human forever.

Verb: (Obsolete) To spend the day aimlessly or without purpose.

Sample sentence: In her retirement, she would dayfly and explore the city, reveling in her newfound freedom.

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