demoiselle

dem·oi·selle

D0124800 (dĕm′wə-zĕl′)n.1. A young woman.2. A demoiselle crane.3. See damselfly.4. See damselfish.

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[French, damsel, from Old French dameisele; see damsel.]

demoiselle

(dəmwɑːˈzɛl) n1. (Animals) Also called: demoiselle crane or Numidian crane a small crane, Anthropoides virgo, of central Asia, N Africa, and SE Europe, having grey plumage with long black breast feathers and white ear tufts2. (Animals) a less common name for a damselfly3. (Animals) another name for damselfish4. a literary word for damsel[C16: from French: young woman; see damsel]

dem•oi•selle

(ˌdɛm wəˈzɛl, ˌdɛm ə-)

n. 1. an unmarried girl or young woman. 2. a small gray crane, Anthropoides virgo, of N Africa and Eurasia, with white neck plumes. 3. a damselfly, esp. of the genus Agrion. 4. damselfish. [1760–70; < French; see damsel]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	demoiselle - a young unmarried woman damoiselle, damosel, damozel, damselmaiden, maid - an unmarried girl (especially a virgin)
	2.	demoiselle - small brilliantly colored tropical marine fishes of coral reefsdamselfishpercoid, percoid fish, percoidean - any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of the order Perciformesfamily Pomacentridae, Pomacentridae - damselfishesbeaugregory, Pomacentrus leucostictus - a blue and yellow damselfish of Bermuda and Florida and the West Indiesanemone fish - live associated with sea anemonesAbudefduf saxatilis, sergeant major - large blue-grey black-striped damselfish; nearly worldwide