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Synonyms for dragonfly


Grammar : Noun
Spell : drag-uh n-flahy
Phonetic Transcription : ˈdræg ənˌflaɪ

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Définition of dragonfly

Origin :
  • 1620s, from dragon + fly (n.).
  • As in insect : noun bug
Example sentences :
  • I saw my first dragonfly that day, and tried to catch him in my cap, but he evaded me.
  • Extract from : « Recollections » by David Christie Murray
  • Dragonfly was on the ground in front of me and he yelled up and said "What's the matter?"
  • Extract from : « Shenanigans at Sugar Creek » by Paul Hutchens
  • This is what we all said though: Dragonfly said, "Good morning, Mr. Black!"
  • Extract from : « Shenanigans at Sugar Creek » by Paul Hutchens
  • Before we could get there, Dragonfly said excitedly, "It's Mr. Black's diary!"
  • Extract from : « Shenanigans at Sugar Creek » by Paul Hutchens
  • I expect he may turn into a dragonfly, or maybe some kind of beetle or other.
  • Extract from : « Jack in the Rockies » by George Bird Grinnell
  • But Dragonfly was a new boat, and now in the water for the first time.
  • Extract from : « Tom Cringle's Log » by Michael Scott
  • Such must be the state of being of a dragonfly on a sunny day.
  • Extract from : « Simon the Jester » by William J. Locke
  • A second dragonfly appeared, its body a vivid purple, and a third.
  • Extract from : « The Mad Planet » by Murray Leinster
  • They were in the deck-saloon of the Dragonfly, steaming southwards from Valencia.
  • Extract from : « The Summons » by A.E.W. Mason
  • A Gnat and a Dragonfly, with a great many of their relations, arrived about the same time with the Beetle.
  • Extract from : « The Butterfly's Ball » by R.M. Ballantyne
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