Associations to the word «Mayfly»

Wiktionary

MAYFLY, noun. Any of the many fragile insects of the order Ephemeroptera, that develop in fresh water and live very briefly as winged adults.

Dictionary definition

MAYFLY, noun. Slender insect with delicate membranous wings having an aquatic larval stage and terrestrial adult stage usually lasting less than two days.

Wise words

Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life - in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions all of a color.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca