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Synonyms for dragonfly
ˈdræg ənˌflaɪdrag·on·f·ly
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Wiktionary
dragonflynoun
Synonyms:
snake doctor, ear sewer, horse-stinger, darning needle, darner, mosquito hawk, skeeter hawk, snake feeder, devils darning needle, spindle, needle, mosquito flydragonflynoun
An insect of the suborder Anisoptera with four long transparent wings held perpendicular to a long body.
Synonyms:
darning needle, horse-stinger, darner, mosquito hawk, ear sewer, snake doctor, needle, spindle, snake feeder, mosquito fly, devils darning needle, skeeter hawk
Princeton's WordNet
dragonfly, darning needle, devil's darning needle, sewing needle, snake feeder, snake doctor, mosquito hawk, skeeter hawknoun
slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc.
Synonyms:
mosquito hawk, bullbat, skeeter hawk, darning needle, old man's beard, devil's darning needle, virgin's bower, embroidery needle, snake feeder, sewing needle, nighthawk, snake doctor
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Words popularity by usage frequency
| ranking | word | |
|---|---|---|
| #9233 | needle | |
| #15842 | dragonfly | |
| #16623 | spindle | |
| #51063 | nighthawk | |
| #145088 | damselfly | |
| #173536 | darner |
How to use dragonfly in a sentence?
These telescopes were designed to look for diffuse light around galaxies. Not in the context of dark matter, but you can repurpose the data to look for this glow, [The Dragonfly telescopes] are really good at looking for this high contrast between the really bright galactic center and the really dim outskirts of galaxies.
Translations for dragonfly
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- naaldekokerAfrikaans
- منسوب الماء, اليعسوبArabic
- страказа́Belarusian
- во́дно ко́нчеBulgarian
- ফড়িংBengali
- libèl·lula, tallanassos, teixidor, cavall de serp, espiadimonis, barratginaCatalan, Valencian
- vážkaCzech
- gwas y neidrWelsh
- guldsmed, dragonflyDanish
- LibelleGerman
- λιβελλούλη, dragonflyGreek
- libeloEsperanto
- pipilacha, libélula, aguacilSpanish
- kiilEstonian
- تصنيف هجائی, سنجاقکPersian
- sudenkorentoFinnish
- libelluleFrench
- snáthaid mhórIrish
- cuileag-lasrach, tarbhan-nathrachScottish Gaelic
- cabalo do demo, libélulaGalician
- ñahatĩGuaraní
- שפיריתHebrew
- व्याध पतंग, व्याध-पतंगHindi
- szitakötőHungarian
- ճպուռArmenian
- capungIndonesian
- libellulaItalian
- שפיריתHebrew
- 蜻蛉, トンボJapanese
- ნემსიყლაპია, ჭრიჭინაGeorgian
- កន្ទុំរុយKhmer
- ಡ್ರ್ಯಾಗನ್ಫ್ಲೈKannada
- 잠자리Korean
- zencereKurdish
- libellula, dragonflyLatin
- LibellLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- strėlikė, laumžirgis, žirgelis, skėtėLithuanian
- spāreLatvian
- angidinaMalagasy
- uruururoroa, kapowaiMāori
- водно кончеMacedonian
- capungMalay
- ħelikopter, debba tax-xitanMaltese
- øyestikker, øyenstikkerNorwegian
- libel, libelleDutch
- augestikkar, augnestikkarNorwegian Nynorsk
- dragonflyNorwegian
- tániilʼáíNavajo, Navaho
- ważkaPolish
- libélulaPortuguese
- libelulăRomanian
- стрекоза́, стрекозаRussian
- प्राचिकाSanskrit
- вилински коњиц, vilin konjic, вилин коњиц, vilinski konjicSerbo-Croatian
- vážkaSlovak
- kačji pastirSlovene
- pilivesëAlbanian
- trollsländaSwedish
- தும்பிTamil
- తూనీగTelugu
- แมลงปอThai
- tutubiTagalog
- yusufçuk, kızböceğiTurkish
- ва́жка, стрекоза́, ба́бкаUkrainian
- dragonflyUrdu
- con chuồn chuồnVietnamese
- libelulem, libelulül, libelul, hilibelulül, hilibelul, jilibelul, jilibelulülVolapük
- xund-xundWolof
- דראַגאָנפליYiddish
- 蜻蜓Chinese
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