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| mayfly |
a delicate insect with two pairs of wings. The mayfly larva may live for several years in a stream, lake, or river. Once it turns into an adult, it lives for only a few hours. [1/2 definitions] |
| Michigan |
Lake Michigan, one of the Great Lakes. It lies between this state and Wisconsin. [1/2 definitions] |
| Ojibwa |
a member of an American Indian people living around Lake Superior in the United States and Canada. |
| Ontario |
Lake Ontario, the smallest of the Great Lakes. It lies between the state of New York and the province of Ontario. [1/2 definitions] |
| river |
a large natural stream of water flowing in a particular course toward a lake, ocean, or other body of water. [1/2 definitions] |
| shore1 |
the land beside an ocean, sea, lake, or river. [1/2 definitions] |
| Superior |
Lake Superior, the largest and most western of the Great Lakes. It lies between the U.S. states of Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan and the Canadian province of Ontario. |
| tributary |
a river or stream that flows into a larger river or stream, or into a lake. |
| Utah |
a state in the western United States. Its capital is Salt Lake City. (abbreviated: UT) |
| water |
a body of such liquid such as a lake or sea. [1/6 definitions] |
| water lily |
a plant that grows in a pond or lake. Water lilies have large, flat, floating leaves and pretty flowers in various colors. [1/2 definitions] |
| watershed |
the area of land from which water drains into a river, river system, or lake. [1/2 definitions] |
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