Ephemerid (Noun)
Meaning
Short-lived insect.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The firefly's glow was an ephemerid, lasting only for a few seconds as it flashed its signal to potential mates.
- A delicate dragonfly danced around the pond, its iridescent wings shining briefly as an ephemerid of summer's warmth.
- The mayfly's life was a fleeting ephemerid, emerging from the water, mating, and dying all within a single day.
- As the sun set over the meadow, a swarm of ephemerids – short-lived insects like gnats and moths – flitted about, their lives a brief flicker of movement.
- The ephemeral nature of the butterfly's life made it an ephemerid, a momentary beauty that vanished as quickly as it appeared.