Meaning of Dragonfly | Babel Free
ˈdɹæɡənˌflaɪDefinitions
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.
Equivalents
Azərbaycanca
iynəcə
Беларуская
страказа
Български
водно конче
বাংলা
ফড়িং
Bosanski
vilinski konjic
Čeština
vážka
Cymraeg
gwas y neidr
Dansk
guldsmed
Esperanto
libelo
Eesti
kiil
Français
libellule
Gaeilge
snáthaid mhór
עברית
שפירית
Hrvatski
vilinski konjic
Magyar
szitakötő
Հայերեն
ճպուռ
Italiano
libellula
Қазақша
инелік
ខ្មែរ
កន្ទុំរុយ
Latina
libellula
Lëtzebuergesch
Libell
Latviešu
spāre
Malagasy
angidina
Македонски
вилино коњче
မြန်မာဘာသာ
ပုစဉ်း
Nederlands
libel
Polski
ważka
Română
libelulă
Русский
стрекоза
Slovenčina
vážka
Slovenščina
kačji pastir
Shqip
pilivesë
Српски
vilinski konjic
Svenska
trollslända
ไทย
แมลงปอ
Türkmençe
teneçir
Tagalog
tutubi
Українська
ба́бка
Yorùbá
lamilami
Examples
“There were two dragonflies in the garden today.”
“The delicate coloured Dragon Flies may have likewise some Corrosive quality.”
“The sapphire needled dragonflies That flirt with the crested newt! And now before his newtly nose, […]”
“Stacey Combes, who studies the biomechanics of dragonfly flight at Harvard, once watched a laboratory dragonfly eat 30 flies in a row.”
“As the airboat skimmed across the shallow water, scattering blue dragonflies and launching a heron into the air, Keith Price squinted into the sun and relished the isolation of Florida’s unrivaled river of grass.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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