ODONATE

Meaning of ODONATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈō-də-ˌnāt, ō-ˈdä-(ˌ)nāt ]

noun

Etymology: irregular from Greek odous, odōn tooth

Date: 1947

: any of an order (Odonata) of predaceous insects comprising the dragonflies and damselflies

• odonate adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary. Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster. 2003

ODONATE — noun Etymology: irregular from Greek odous, odōn tooth Date: 1947 any of an order (Odonata) of predaceous insects comprising the …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ODONATE — I. ˈōd ə nˌāt, -_ə̇t noun ( -s ) Usage: sometimes capitalized Etymology: New Latin Odonata : an insect of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ODONATE — /ohd"n ayt', oh don"ayt/ , adj. 1. belonging or pertaining to the order Odonata, comprising the damselflies and dragonflies. n. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ODONATE — n. big predatory aquatic insect with two pairs of membranous wings which belongs to the dragonfly and damselflies order
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
ODONATE — [ 'əʊdəneɪt ] ■ noun Entomology an insect of the order Odonata, which comprises the dragonflies and damselflies. Origin from …
Concise Oxford English vocab
ODONATE — [odo.nate] n [irreg. fr. Gk odous, odon tooth] (1947): any of an order (Odonata) of predaceous insects comprising the dragonflies …
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ODONATE — n. Pronunciation: ' ō -d ə - ˌ n ā t, ō - ' dä-( ˌ )n ā t Function: …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
DRAGONFLY — noun Date: 1626 any of a suborder (Anisoptera) of odonate insects that are larger and stouter than damselflies, hold the …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DAMSELFLY — noun Date: 1815 any of numerous odonate insects (suborder Zygoptera) distinguished from dragonflies by laterally projecting eyes and usually stalked …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DARNER — /dahr"neuhr/ , n. 1. a person or thing that darns. 2. any of numerous odonate insects of the family Aeshnidae, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DRAGONFLY — noun Date: 1626 : any of a suborder (Anisoptera) of odonate insects that are larger and stouter than damselflies, hold …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DAMSELFLY — noun Date: 1815 : any of numerous odonate insects (suborder Zygoptera) distinguished from dragonflies by laterally projecting eyes and usually …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DRAGONFLY — [drag.on.fly] n (1626): any of a suborder (Anisoptera) of odonate insects that are larger and stouter than damselflies, hold the …
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DAMSELFLY — [dam.sel.fly] n (1815): any of numerous odonate insects (suborder Zygoptera) distinguished from dragonflies by laterally projecting eyes and petiolate wings …
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DRAGONFLY
Britannica English vocabulary
DAMSELFLY — (suborder Zygoptera) any of a group of predatory, aerial insects closely related to and often collectively called dragonflies (suborder Anisoptera). …
Britannica English vocabulary
ODONATA — Odonate life cycle. Click each stage to view details. insect order comprising the dragonflies (suborder Anisoptera) and the damselflies (suborder …
Britannica English vocabulary

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