damselfly

Noun

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Noun (1)

  1. slender non-stinging insect similar to but smaller than the dragonfly but having wings folded when at restType of odonate
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

damselfly noun

a slender nonstinging insect similar to but smaller than the dragonfly but having wings folded when at rest.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: WordNet 1.5

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