damselfly
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The meaning (definition) of the word damselfly
a slender flying insect similar to a dragonfly
The word damselfly used in a sentence
“A damselfly is like a dragonfly but more slender.”
The plural of the word damselfly
damselflies
How the word damselfly is said around the world
| French | demoiselle (duhm-wah-ZEL) |
| Spanish | caballito del diablo (kah-bah-YEE-toh dehl dyah-BLOH) |
| Mandarin | 豆娘 (doh nyahng) |
| Hindi | डैम्सेलफ्लाई (DAIRM-saylp-ly) |
| Arabic | اليعسوب (ahly-SOOB) |
| Russian | стрекоза (stryee-ku-ZAH) |
| Portuguese (EU) | libelinha (lee-buh-LEE-nyah) |
| Portuguese (BR) | donzelinha (dohn-zeh-LEE-nyah) |
| Japanese | イトトンボ (ee-toh-TOHN-boh) |
| German | Kleinlibelle (KLY-neh-lee-bel-leh) |
| Urdu | ڈیمزل فلائی (DAM-zul flai) |
| Punjabi | ਡੈਮਸੈਲਫਲਾਈ (DAY-mah-SEL-fly) |
| Korean | 실잠자리 (SEEL-jahm-jah-ree) |
| Hebrew | סמית' (smeet) |
| Greek | ζυγόπτερο (zee-GHOHP-tay-roh) |
| Dutch | waterjuffer (VAH-tuhr-yu-fuhr) |
| Tagalog | damselfly (DAHM-suhlfly) |
| Vietnamese | chuồn chuồn kim (CHOO-uhn CHOO-uhn keem) |
| Turkish | kız böceği (kuhz bur-jeh-EE) |
| Persian | سنجاقک سوزنی (san-jah-ghak soo-za-NEE) |
| Polish | łątka (WOHNT-kah) |
| Ukrainian | стрілка (STREEL-kah) |
| Bengali | ড্যামসেলফ্লাই (DA-maw-shay-lawf-ly) |
| Swedish | flickslända (FLIKS-luhn-dah) |
| Italian | damigella (dah-mee-JEHL-lah) |
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