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drakefly

drakefly noun: mayfly.

drakefly: mayfly
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Noun

drakefly (plural drakeflies)

  1. (UK) mayfly

Forms of drakefly

pluraldrakeflies
alternative formdrake-fly

Origin of drakefly

From drake + fly. Compare dragonfly.

Questions about drakefly

What does drakefly mean?
Drakefly means mayfly.
What part of speech is drakefly?
Drakefly is a noun.
What is the plural of drakefly?
The plural of drakefly is drakeflies.

Words near drakefly in the dictionary

  1. drake fly
  2. Drake Passage
  3. Drake Village
  4. drake's-neck green
  5. drake-fly
  6. drakefly
  7. Drakeford
  8. Drakefords
  9. drakelet
  10. drakelets
  11. Drakeley

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