demoiselle

dem·oi·selle  (dmw-zl)

n.

1. A young woman.

2. A demoiselle crane.

3. See damselfly.

4. See damselfish.

---

[French, damsel, from Old French dameisele; see damsel.]

---

demoiselle [dəmwɑːˈzɛl]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) Also called demoiselle crane Numidian crane a small crane, Anthropoides virgo, of central Asia, N Africa, and SE Europe, having grey plumage with long black breast feathers and white ear tufts

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a less common name for a damselfly

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) another name for damselfish

4. a literary word for damsel

[from French: young woman; see damsel]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	demoiselle - a young unmarried woman               damoiselle, damosel, damozel, damsel maiden, maid - an unmarried girl (especially a virgin)
	2.	demoiselle - small brilliantly colored tropical marine fishes of coral reefs damselfish percoid, percoid fish, percoidean - any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of the order Perciformes family Pomacentridae, Pomacentridae - damselfishes beaugregory, Pomacentrus leucostictus - a blue and yellow damselfish of Bermuda and Florida and the West Indies anemone fish - live associated with sea anemones Abudefduf saxatilis, sergeant major - large blue-grey black-striped damselfish; nearly worldwide