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Noun: snake doctor  sneyk dók-tur
Usage: N. Amer
  1. Slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc.
    "The snake doctor hovered effortlessly over the pond, its wings glinting in the sunlight";
    - dragonfly, darning needle [N. Amer], devil's darning needle [N. Amer], snake feeder [N. Amer], mosquito hawk [N. Amer], skeeter hawk [N. Amer], darner [N. Amer]

Derived forms: snake doctors

Type of: odonate