Meaning

1 senses
  1. An insect of the suborder Epiprocta or, more strictly, the infraorder Anisoptera, having four long transparent wings held perpendicular to a long body when perched.

    There were two dragonflies in the garden today.

    Libelle, Wasserjungfer

    стрекоза́strekozá

    стрекоза́strekozá, ва́жкаvážka, ба́бкаbábka

More definitions
  • slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc.

Examples

34 sentences
  1. There is a dragonfly on the ceiling.

    Там є бабка на стелі. — ChickenKiev

    ruНа потолке стрекоза. — sharptoothed

    deEine Libelle ist an der Decke. — jakov

  2. It's been a long time since I've seen any dragonflies in this area.

    Я вже давно не бачив жодних бабок тут непадолік. — deniko

    deEs ist lange her, dass ich Libellen in diesem Gebiet gesehen habe. — samueldora

  3. I saw some dragonflies.

  4. The dragonfly was skimming across the water.

    Бабка легко ковзала над поверхнею води. — ChickenKiev

    ruСтрекоза скользила туда-сюда над поверхностью воды, почти касаясь её. — Selena777

  5. The dragonfly was eaten by a frog.

    Бабку з'їла жаба. — deniko

    deDie Libelle wurde von einem Frosch verspeist. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Translations

9 languages
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Русский
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insect of the infraorder Anisoptera:
Deutsch
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insect of the infraorder Anisoptera:

Forms

plural: dragonflies

Synonyms

18 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words
Relateddamselfly

See also

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