A dragonfly. Cf. adder, n.1 3.

The common name for neuropterous insects of the group Libellulina, characterized by a long, slender body, large eyes, and two pairs of large…

A dragon-fly. Obsolete.

An early scientific name for the dragon-fly. (Cf. Libellula, n.)

A flying insect with a long thin body; spec. a dragonfly or damselfly. Cf. devil's darning-needle, n. 1.

A dragonfly. Obsolete. rare.

(a popular name for) the Dragon-fly.

Chiefly North American. A dragonfly or damselfly. Cf. devil's needle, n. 2.

Any of various broad-winged damselflies of the genus Calopteryx or the family Calopterygidae, typically having bright metallic colours on the…

English regional (northern). A dragonfly, formerly thought to be venomous. Cf. adder fly n. at compounds 2, adderbolt, n., flying adder n. at flying…

A member of the order Odonata; a dragonfly, a damselfly.

An insect of the order Odonata; a dragonfly, a damselfly.