See Also: Ephemeroptera(dictionary)

kumquat (oh) and Ephemeroptera (iou)


kumquat (oh)



[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Chinese; Origin: kam kwat 'gold orange']
a fruit that looks like a very small orange

Ephemeroptera (iou)



Ephemeroptera noun pl. Also ephemeroptera. E20.
[mod. Latin, from Ephemera (genus name) + Greek pteron wing: see EPHEMERA.]
(Members of) an order of insects that comprises the mayflies.
ephemeropteran noun & adjective M20.