dragonfly
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dragonfly
- /ˈdɹæɡənˌflaɪ/
Where it comes from
From dragon + fly. Compare the piecewise doublet drakefly (“mayfly”).
noun dragonflies · dragon-fly
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An insect of the suborder Epiprocta or, more strictly, the infraorder Anisoptera, having four long transparent wings held perpendicular to a long body when perched.
There were two dragonflies in the garden today.
Similar: adderbolt, battimamselle, darner, darning needle, devil's darning needle, devil's needle, dining needle, ear sewer, horse-stinger, mosquito fly, mosquito hawk, needle
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: sewing needle, snake doctor, mosquito hawk, darning needle, skeeter hawk, snake feeder, damselfly, alight, nymph, naiads, nymphs, anisopteran, amberwing, mayfly, dipteran, long-legged fly
Translations
Every language
noun insect of the infraorder Anisoptera
| Español | libélula, aguacil, pipilacha |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 잠자리 jamjari |
| 日本語 | 蜻蛉 tonbo, トンボ tonbo |
| 中文 | 蜻蜓 qīngtíng |
| हिन्दी | व्याध पतंग vyādh pataṅg |
| Português | libélula, lavadeira |
| Français | libellule |
| Deutsch | Libelle, Wasserjungfer |
| Italiano | libellula |
| Ελληνικά | λιβελλούλη livelloúli, λιβελούλα liveloúla |
| Română | libelulă |
| Русский | стрекоза́ strekozá |
| Tiếng Việt | chuồn chuồn |
| العربية | يَعْسُوب yaʕsūb |
| עברית | שַׁפִּירִית shapirit |
Talk about this word "dragonfly." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/dragonfly. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. dragonfly. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/dragonfly "dragonfly." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/dragonfly.Cite this
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title = {dragonfly},
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