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DRAGON-FLY

\dɹˈaɡənflˈa͡ɪ], \dɹˈaɡənflˈa‍ɪ], \d_ɹ_ˈa_ɡ_ə_n_f_l_ˈaɪ]\

Definitions of DRAGON-FLY

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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An insect with four wings and long, slender body.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

n. The popular name of a genus of swift and powerful insects, having large and strongly reticulated wings, a large head with enormous eyes, and a long body.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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