Dragonfly

Pronunciation

IPA: /ËˆdrÃ¦É¡É™nËŒflaÉª/

Alternative forms

dragon-fly

Origin

From dragon + fly.

Full definition of dragonfly

Noun

dragon fly

(plural dragonflies)

An insect of the suborder Epiprocta or, more strictly, the infraorder Anisoptera with four long transparent wings held perpendicular to a long body.

Synonyms

(insect of infraorder Anisoptera) darner, darning needle, devil's darning needle, dining needle, ear sewer, horse-stinger, mosquito fly, mosquito hawk, needle, skeeter hawk, snake doctor, snake feeder, spindle