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noun
A crane fly (US) / daddy longlegs (UK), a large, mosquito-like insect in the suborder Tipulomorpha
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, regional
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noun
A dragonfly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, regional
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noun
Any of various species of dragonfly of the genus Micromidia, endemic to eastern Australia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, entomology, natural-sciences
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noun
mainly nocturnal North American goatsucker
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: nighthawk, bullbat
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Broader terms: goatsucker, nightjar, caprimulgid
noun
slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc.
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: dragonfly, darning needle, devil's darning needle, sewing needle, snake feeder, snake doctor, skeeter hawk
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Broader terms: odonate
History
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