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dragonflies

  • plural
    of dragonfly.
    dragonfly
    noun
    any of numerous stout-bodied, nonstinging insects of the order Odonata (suborder Anisoptera), the species of which prey on mosquitoes and other insects and are distinguished from the damselflies by having the wings outstretched rather than folded when at rest.

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In dragonflies, reflected light plays a key role in how individuals appear to one another.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 9, 2026

We see trees, greenery, flowers, strawberries, butterflies and dragonflies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 17, 2026

In the summer of 2024, he proposed at Crater Lake, surrounded by a swarm of dragonflies.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 2025

Rare dragonflies were sighted on various bogland ecosystems, including this female Scare Chaser dragonfly at Wicken Fen in Cambridgeshire.

From BBC ● Dec. 26, 2024

And Tialys and Salmakia, cruising above on their tireless dragonflies, and looking all around as they flew, eventually noticed a new kind of movement.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman