green drake

noun

A mayfly of the species Ephemera danica.

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Meanings

noungreen drake (plural green drakes)

plural green drakes

  1. A mayfly of the species Ephemera danica.

Origin

From green + drake (“mayfly”). Piecewise doublet of green dragon.

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APA

green drake. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/green%20drake

MLA

“green drake.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/green%20drake. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “green drake,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/green%20drake.

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