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Dragonfly

speaker

Meaning

Noun

In Dragonflies and damselflies:
An
of the
Epiprocta or, more
, the
Anisoptera, having
long
to a long body when perched.
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Origin

dragonfly
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dragon
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dragon
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
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draco
Latin
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δράκων
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
fly
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flien
Middle English (1100-1500)
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fleogan
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
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