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H / hēmĕrŏbĭon
noun greek

hēmĕrŏbĭon

gen. ĭi · gender neuter · decl. 2nd
= ἡμερόβιον
an insect that lives but a day; an ephemeron •
an insect that lives but a day, an ephemeron: erumpit volucre quadrupes, nec ultra unum diem vivit, unde hemerobion vocatur, Plin. 11, 36, 43, § 120.
Perseus ID: n20407 Key: hemerobion