damselfly

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One subgroup is the damselfly -- a smaller, thinner kind of dragonfly.

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  1. noun Any of various often brightly colored, predatory insects having a long slender body and elongated wings that fold together when the insect is at rest. Also called demoiselle, devil's darning needle.

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  • Scud bugs and damselfly nymphs often fill salter stomachs now. —  Maine News Updates - Central Maine Newspapers, Kennebec Journal, Morning Sentinel
  • Now, a class of fourth-graders from Las Vegas is nominating the Vivid Dancer damselfly to be the official state bug.
  • The kids from Beatty Elementary School write in their essay that the damselfly contributes to the economy and quality of life of Nevada.
  • The point with the dip net was really just to dip and empty into a basin to see if there was anything in the net such as weed, water beetles, leeches or damselfly nymphs. —  L'eggs Up And Laughing
  • Alas, they can't pass that one off on the fourth graders who selected the vivid dancer damselfly as the state insect. —  Las Vegas Sun Stories: All Sun Headlines
 

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