Noun: dragonfly 'dra-gun,flI
- Slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc.
"The dragonfly hovered effortlessly over the pond, its wings glinting in the sunlight";
- darning needle [N. Amer], devil's darning needle [N. Amer], snake feeder [N. Amer], snake doctor [N. Amer], mosquito hawk [N. Amer], skeeter hawk [N. Amer], darner [N. Amer]
Derived forms: dragonflies
Type of: odonate
Encyclopedia: Dragonfly