noun
Meaning 1
A damselfly of the family Calopterygidae.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
demoiselle
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noun
Meaning 2
A young lady; a damsel; a lady's maid.
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noun
Meaning 3
The Numidian crane (Grus virgo).
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Synonyms: demoiselle crane
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
small brilliantly colored tropical marine fishes of coral reefs
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: damselfish
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: percoid fish, percoid, percoidean
Narrower terms: beaugregory, Pomacentrus leucostictus, anemone fish, sergeant major, Abudefduf saxatilis
noun
Meaning 5
a young unmarried woman
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: damsel, damoiselle, damosel, damozel
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: maid, maiden
History
Etymology
Borrowed from French demoiselle. The bird is so called on account of the grace and symmetry of its form and movements. Doublet of damsel, doncella, and donzella.
Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: neidonkorento — Calopterygidae
- German: Prachtlibelle — Calopterygidae
- Navajo: tániilʼáítsʼóóz bitʼaʼ ntsaaígíí — Calopterygidae
- Polish: świtezianka — Calopterygidae