damselfly

English

A common blue damselfly at rest

Etymology

damsel +‎ fly

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdæmzəlflaɪ/

Noun

damselfly (plural damselflies)

Any of various insects of the suborder Zygoptera that have long slender bodies, and are similar to dragonflies but having wings folded when at rest.

Synonyms

darning needle
devil’s darning needle

Translations

insect

Chinese:
Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
Dutch: juffer (nl) f
Esperanto: zigoptero
Finnish: hentosudenkorento
French: demoiselle (fr) f
Hebrew: שַׁפְרִירִית‎ f (shafrirít)
Kazakh: инелік (ïnelik)
Maori: tīemiemi, kihitara, kēkēwai

Navajo: tániilʼáítsʼóóz
Norwegian:
Bokmål: vannymfe m or f

Nynorsk: vassnymfe f
Occitan: domaisèla (oc)
Portuguese: donzelinha f, libelinha (pt) f
Russian: стрекоза́ (ru) f (strekozá)
Spanish: caballito del diablo m

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