The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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"We've got damselflies and dragonflies, little water boatmen, whirligig beetles, water scorpions and because of all of them, we get all the birds that feed off them," he says.
From BBC ● Feb. 1, 2024
Hoyte notes, as has Andrus, that the paddies encourage ecological and wildlife diversity, attracting dragonflies, damselflies, frogs and many kinds of birds.
From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2023
Then, the new new normal: a mass extinction of insects, a “bug apocalypse” that causes Ottilie’s crickets to die in droves and untold numbers of damselflies and moths to blanket the ground like “beige snow.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2023
A towering magenta bromeliad with a pool at its core is home to frogs and damselflies.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 29, 2022
Comparable arrangements can be found in damselflies, Humboldt squid, garter snakes, penguins and cattle.
From New York Times ● Nov. 26, 2019
