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dam·sel·fly
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zəlˌflaɪ
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dam
-z
uh
l-flahy
]
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noun,
plural
dam·sel·flies.
any of numerous slender, nonstinging insects of the order Odonata (suborder Zygoptera), distinguished from the dragonflies by having the wings folded back in
line
with the body when at rest.
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damselfly
(ˈdæmz
ə
lˌflaɪ)
—
n
,
pl
-flies
any insect of the suborder
Zygoptera
similar to but smaller than dragonflies and usually resting with the wings closed over the back: order
Odonata
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