odonate

Meaning

Any carnivorous insect of the order Odonata; a dragonfly or damselfly.

Synonyms

darning needle

dragonfly

sewing needle

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mosquito hawk

skeeter hawk

snake doctor

snake feeder

Translations

Libellen

odonates

Odonata

odonatos

αρχίπτερα

libellen

odonatos

odonat

odonato

έντομο τάξης Οdonata

odonatoptères

odonati

Odonata

Etymology

Cognate with Ancient Greek: ὀδούς

In summary

From translingual Odonata, from Ancient Greek ὀδούς (odoús, “tooth”), apparently because they have teeth on their mandibles, although most insects have toothed mandibles.