snake doctor

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snake doctor

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From a folk belief that dragonflies follow snakes around and stitch them back together if they are injured.

noun snake doctors

  1. Southern US A dragonfly.

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"snake doctor." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/snake%20doctor. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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snake doctor. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/snake%20doctor

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"snake doctor." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/snake%20doctor.

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@misc{snake_doctor_2026,
  title = {snake doctor},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/snake%20doctor},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}