dragonflynoun [ C ]
uk/ˈdræɡ.ən.flaɪ/us/ˈdræɡ.ən.flaɪ/a large insect with a long, thin, brightly coloured body and two pairs of transparent wings
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Insect names
- anopheles
- ant
- aphid
- beastie
- bedbug
- creepy-crawly
- daddy longlegs
- deathwatch beetle
- earwig
- earworm
- insect
- ladybird
- lice
- lightning bug
- locust
- silverfish
- stick insect
- termite
- tortoiseshell butterfly
- tsetse fly
See more results »
Examples from literature
- Great glittering dragonflies drifted along the river bank, or hung quivering above pools.
- Now a butterfly fluttered past me, and now a dragonfly.
- Numbers of caterpillars mounted the stalks of grass, and many dragonflies and butterflies appeared, though this was winter.
- Such must be the state of being of a dragonfly on a sunny day.
- Through a little opening among the trees, as through a window, I could see the cattle feeding in the wide meadows, all headed alike, and yellow butterflies drifted across the open spaces, and there were bumblebees and dragonflies.