snake doctor

snake doctor

n. Chiefly Southern US See dragonfly.

snake′ doc`tor

n. 1. South Midland and Southern U.S. dragonfly. 2. hellgrammite. [1860–65, Amer.]

Thesaurus

Noun

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snake doctor - slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc.dragonfly, mosquito hawk, skeeter hawk, snake feeder, sewing needle, darning needle, devil's darning needleodonate - large primitive predatory aquatic insect having two pairs of membranous wings