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damselfly
(redirected from Damsel fly)

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dam·sel·fly  (dmzl-fl)
n.
Any of various often brightly colored, predatory insects having a long slender body and elongated wings that fold together when the insect is at rest. Also called demoiselle, devil's darning needle.
damselfly [ˈdæmzəlˌflaɪ]
n pl -flies
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any insect of the suborder Zygoptera similar to but smaller than dragonflies and usually resting with the wings closed over the back: order Odonata
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Noun1.damselfly - slender non-stinging insect similar to but smaller than the dragonfly but having wings folded when at restdamselfly - slender non-stinging insect similar to but smaller than the dragonfly but having wings folded when at rest
odonate - large primitive predatory aquatic insect having two pairs of membranous wings
Translations
damselfly
n → Seejungfer f, → Schlankjungfer f
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