dragonfly
An insect of the suborder Epiprocta or, more strictly, the infraorder Anisoptera,…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.
Recorded US: Dvortygirl, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
» There is a dragonfly on the ceiling.
Eine Libelle ist an der Decke. — jakov
На потолке стрекоза. — sharptoothed
На потолке сидит стрекоза. — Wezel
Там є бабка на стелі. — ChickenKiev
На стелі сидить бабка. — deniko
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Examples
34 sentencesThere is a dragonfly on the ceiling.
Там є бабка на стелі. — ChickenKiev
ruНа потолке стрекоза. — sharptoothed
deEine Libelle ist an der Decke. — jakov
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
I saw some dragonflies.
Meaning
1 sensesAn 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
- slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc.
Forms
plural: dragonfliesSynonyms
18 synonyms- slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc.:darning needledevil's darning needlesewing needlesnake feedersnake doctormosquito hawkskeeter hawk
Word family
1 related wordsSee also
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