Ephemeron

/ɪˈfɛmərɒn/ noun

Definition

Something short-lived or transient; an insect or organism that lives for only a day; a printed item meant for short-term use.

Etymology

From Greek 'ephemeron' (thing lasting a day), from 'epi' (upon) + 'hemera' (day). The singular form of 'ephemera.' Each mayfly is an ephemeron — a one-day universe.

Kelly Says

A single mayfly, a concert ticket, a handwritten note — each one is an ephemeron! Things that exist briefly but matter intensely. The singular of 'ephemera' sounds like a magical creature's name! 🦟✨

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ደካማ ፍጡር
ARالعربية
حشرة قصيرة الأجل
BNবাংলা
ক্ষণস্থায়ী প্রাণী
CSČeština
efemeida
DADansk
dagflue
DEDeutsch
kurzlebig
ELΕλληνικά
εφήμερο
ESEspañol
efeméride
FAفارسی
موجود ناپایدار
FISuomi
päiväkärpänen
FRFrançais
éphémère
GUGU
અલ્પજીવી જીવ
HAHA
da bai jiya ba
HEעברית
יצור זמני
HIहिन्दी
क्षणभंगुर
HUMagyar
elmúló lény
IDBahasa Indonesia
efemerida
IGIG
ihe na-agbaghari
ITItaliano
efimero
JA日本語
はかない
KKKK
түнек құса
KMKM
សត្វមិនស្ថាបរ
KO한국어
일시적인
MRMR
अल्पकालीन प्राणी
MSBahasa Melayu
efemerida
MYမြန်မာ
မျိုးသုံးခေါ်သောအရာ
NLNederlands
kortstondig
NONorsk
dagflue
PAPA
ਅਸਥਾਈ ਜੀਵ
PLPolski
efemerida
PTPortuguês
efêmero
RORomână
efemeridă
RUРусский
однодневка
SVSvenska
mayfluga
SWKiswahili
kiumbe kinachoishi sura
TAதமிழ்
குறுகிய கால உயிரி
TEతెలుగు
స్థిరత్వం లేని జీవి
THไทย
ระยะสั้น
TLTL
ephemerida
TRTürkçe
mayıs böceği
UKУкраїнська
однодневка
URاردو
عارضی مخلوق
VITiếng Việt
sự vụng về
YOYO
oran kukuru
ZH中文
蜉蝣
ZUZU
isisu esinesikhashana

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