adjective geology, of a body of water Usually dry, but filling with water for brief periods during and after precipitation.įrom WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University.adjective biology Existing for only one day, as with some flowers, insects, and diseases.adjective Lasting for a short period of time.noun Something which lasts for a short period of time.The larvæ are aquatic - called also day fly and May fly.įrom Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. adjective (Zoöl.) one of a group of neuropterous insects, belonging to the genus Ephemera and many allied genera, which live in the adult or winged state only for a short time.adjective Short-lived existing or continuing for a short time only.adjective Beginning and ending in a day existing only, or no longer than, a day diurnal.noun Anything lasting but a day, or a brief time an ephemeral plant, insect, etc.noun Anything which lasts or lives but for a day or for a very short time, as certain insects.įrom the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.Synonyms Transient, fleeting, evanescent.Hence Existing or continuing for a very short time only short-lived transitory.In zoology, lasting but one day ephemeric ephemerous.noun Something, especially a plant, that is ephemeral.adjective Having a short lifespan or a short annual period of aboveground growth.adjective Lasting for a markedly brief time.From The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
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