The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Ephemeron \E*phem"e*ron\, n.; pl. Ephemera. [NL. See Ephemera.] (Zo["o]l.) One of the ephemeral flies. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
ephemeron n 1: anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day in its winged form [syn: ephemeron, ephemeral]