Synonyms for dragonfly
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : drag-uh n-flahy |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈdræg ənˌflaɪ |
Top 10 synonyms for dragonfly Other synonyms for the word dragonfly
Définition of dragonfly
Origin :- 1620s, from dragon + fly (n.).
- As in insect : noun bug
- 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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