libellula
noun
li·bel·lu·la
līˈbelyələ,
lə̇ˈ-
1
capitalized : a genus of large often brightly colored dragonflies usually with dark blotches on the wings that is the type of the family Libellulidae and in older classifications includes all the dragonflies
2
plural -s : any dragonfly of the genus Libellula : skimmer
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, diminutive of libella dragonfly, from Latin, level (instrument); from the horizontal position of the wings