odonatanadj.n.
/ˌəʊdəˈnɑːt(ə)n/, U.S. /ˌoʊdnˈɑdən/, /oʊˈdɑnəˌtɑn/ Entomology.
A. adj.
Of or relating to the order Odonata.
ΘΚΠ
the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > subclass Pterygota > [adjective] > hemimetabolous > of order Odonata
odonate1890
odonatan1930
1930 Ecology 11 574 As the streams dry up and the water becomes restricted to pools, a rich fauna develops, consisting of such forms as..Odonatan nymphs and the larvae of beetles, caddis flies, Diptera, etc.
1951 Amer. Midland Naturalist 46 426 These stylet cercariae, when ingested by odonatan nymphs, penetrated the hosts's tissues for encystment as metacercariae.
1997 Odonatologica 26 133 (title) Odonatan wing and body morphologies.
B. n.
An insect of the order Odonata; a dragonfly, a damselfly.
ΘΚΠ
the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > subclass Pterygota > [noun] > division Exopterygota or Hemimetabola > order Odonata > member of (dragonfly)
adderbolt1483
dragonfly1626
bolt-head1668
libella1694
devil's needle1745
mayfly1747
horse-stinger1773
devil's darning-needle1809
demoiselle1835
adder1876
odonate1890
odonatan1944
1944 Q. Rev. Biol. 19 44/2 No such activity was found in the head of the odonatan, Sympetrum.
1971 Jrnl. Animal Ecol. 40 724 Two further Hemiptera.., one odonatan, Ischmura elegans,..and one beetle..have been omitted.
1997 Jrnl. Morphol. 234 97 Blastokinesis in which the extensive and deep invagination of the embryo is involved is similar to those of odonatans and plecopterans.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
<
adj.n.1930