dragonfly

Words with a similar base: dragonfly

'dragonfly'

[dragonfly.n.01] as in: slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc.

Origins

					dragonfly (English)
├── dragon (English)
│   └── dragon (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
│       └── draco (Latin)
│           └── δράκων (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
└── fly (English)
    └── flien (Middle English (1100-1500))
        └── fleogan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))

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