noun · Animals

dragonfly

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The meaning (definition) of the word dragonfly

a long, skinny bug with shiny see-through wings

The word dragonfly used in a sentence

The dragonfly zoomed past us with its shiny blue wings.

Words that mean the same as dragonfly (synonyms)

buginsect

The plural of the word dragonfly

dragonflies

How the word dragonfly is said around the world

Frenchlibellule (leebelewl)
Spanishlibélula (leevayloolah)
Mandarin蜻蜓 (qīng tíng)
Hindiड्रैगनफ़्लाई (drairguhnfly)
Arabicاليعسوب (ahlysoob)
Russianстрекоза (strekoza)
Portuguese (EU)libélula (leebelooluh)
Portuguese (BR)libélula (leebeloola)
Japaneseトンボ (tonbo)
GermanLibelle (leebeluh)
Urduڈریگن فلائی (duhreeguhn fuhly)
Punjabiਡਰੈਗਨਫਲਾਈ (duhreguhnuhpuhly)
Korean잠자리 (jamjari)
Hebrewשַׁפִּירִית (shahpeeyreeuht)
Greekλιβελούλα (libeloula)
Dutchlibel (leebel)
Tagalogtutubi (tootoobee)
Vietnamesechuồn chuồn (choouhn choouhn)
Turkishyusufçuk (yoosuufchuuk)
Persianسنجاقک (sahnjahkahk)
Polishważka (vahshkah)
Ukrainianбабка (babka)
Bengaliফড়িং (fawrng)
Swedishtrollslända (trawlsluhndah)
Italianlibellula (leebelluulah)

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