Word: mayflies
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: may
flies
Definition: Plural of mayfly; slender insect with delicate membranous wings having an aquatic larval stage and terrestrial adult stage usually lasting less than two days
Morphemes:
Affix: May
Language: en
PoS: Proper noun
Meaning: Proper noun~ The fifth month of the Gregorian calendar, following April and preceding June.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: māius
Language: la
Decoded: maius
Meaning: Maias month
Affix: fly
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any insect of the order Diptera; characterized by having two wings (except for some wingless species), also called .
Affix: -ies
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural forms of nouns endings in consonant-y.