shadfly

Plural: shadflies

Noun

A winged insect, typically a mayfly or caddisfly.
slender insect with delicate membranous wings having an aquatic larval stage and terrestrial adult stage usually lasting less than two days
mayfly

Examples

He swatted at a SHADFLY, momentarily losing focus on his Words With Friends game.

Origin / Etymology

From shad + fly.

Synonyms

dayfly, mayfly

Scrabble Score: 17

shadfly: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
shadfly: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
shadfly: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

shadfly: valid Words With Friends Word