DRAGONFLY


Meaning of DRAGONFLY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈdra-gən-ˌflī ]

noun

Date: 1626

: any of a suborder (Anisoptera) of odonate insects that are larger and stouter than damselflies, hold the wings horizontal in repose, and have rectal gills during the naiad stage ; broadly : odonate

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