damselfly

Significat (Anglès)

Any of various insects of the suborder Zygoptera that have long slender bodies, and are similar to dragonflies but having wings folded when at rest.

Conceptes

agutzil

controlador -a

Sinònims

dragonfly

bailiff

dragonflies

sheriff

spreadwing

Traduccions

demoiselle

Libelle

höherer Gerichtsbeamter

Schlanklibelle

Schlankjungfer

Gemeindebote

Amtsbote

Gemeindediener

alguazil

libellule

demoiselles

zygoptera

birro

apparitor

Lestidae

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈdæmzəlflaɪ/

Etimologia (Anglès)

From damsel + fly, where damsel ultimately from Vulgar Latin *domnicella (whence also French demoiselle, Portuguese donzelinha). Compare Danish vandnymfe, Dutch juffer, Swedish jungfruslända, Welsh mursen. Also compare ladybird, ladybug, nymph.