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Definition: Dayfly |
DayflyNoun1. Slender insect with delicate membranous wings having an aquatic larval stage and terrestrial adult stage usually lasting less than two days. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonyms: DayflySynonyms: mayfly (n), shadfly (n). (additional references) |
| Language | Translations for "dayfly"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
German | Eintagsfliege (day fly, mayfly). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | ayflyday.(various references) | |
Turkish | kısa ömürlü böcek. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
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"Dayfly" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Daffley, dafiy, dayal, daylay, dayly. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-d-f-l-y-y" | |
-2 letters: flay, lady, yald. | |
-3 letters: dal, day, fad, fay, fly, lad, lay, yay. | |
-4 letters: ad, al, ay, fa, la, ya. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)44 61 79 66 6C 79 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-.. .- -.--. ..-. .-.. -.--. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000100 01100001 01111001 01100110 01101100 01111001 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)D a y f l y |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0044 0061 0079 0066 006C 0079 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)386791727891 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Translations: Modern 4. Derivations | 5. Anagrams 6. Orthography 7. Bibliography |
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