■ noun ( plural dragonflies ) a fast-flying long-bodied predatory insect with two pairs of large transparent wings (spread out sideways at rest) and voracious aquatic larvae. [Suborder Anisoptera: many species.]
DRAGONFLY
Meaning of DRAGONFLY in English
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004