noun
slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc.
• Syn:
↑dragonfly, ↑darning needle, ↑devil's darning needle, ↑sewing needle, ↑snake doctor, ↑mosquito hawk, ↑skeeter hawk
• Hypernyms: ↑odonate
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noun* * *
Midland U.S.
a dragonfly.
[1860-65, Amer.]
Regional Variation. See dragonfly.
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snake feeder,
= dragonfly. (Cf. ↑dragonfly)
Useful english dictionary. 2012.