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damselfly
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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.damselflydamselfly - 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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Wildlife Of North America: A naturalist's Lifelist" by Eugene, Oregon based professional nature photographer and writer Whit Bronaugh is an informatively impressive compendium of all 4,000 species of animals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, freshwater fish, butterflies, dragonflies, and damselflies to be found in the United States and Canada.
Wildlife of North America by Internet Bookwatch
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