odonate
odonate · odonates
Any carnivorous insect of the order OdonataAny carnivorous insect of the order Odonata; a dragonfly or damselfly.
Meaning
1 sensesAny carnivorous insect of the order Odonata; a dragonfly or damselfly.
More definitions
- large primitive predatory aquatic insect having two pairs of membranous wings
Origin
From translingual Odonata, from Ancient Greek ὀδούς (odoús, “tooth”), apparently because tFrom translingual Odonata, from Ancient Greek ὀδούς (odoús, “tooth”), apparently because they have teeth on their mandibles, although most insects have toothed mandibles.
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