dragonflyn.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: dragon n.¹, fly n.¹

Etymology: < dragon n.¹ + fly n.¹The insect is so called because it was popularly believed to have associations with evil, or to cause injury. Several European languages have similar popular names for the insect; compare e.g. German Drachenfliege and Drachenhure (both late 18th cent.; the latter also earlier in the sense ‘witch who was believed to have sex with the Devil’ (compare dragon n.¹ 4a)); compare also Spanish caballito del diablo (1754 or earlier) and Romanian calul dracului , both literally ‘Devil's horse’. The standard names of the insect in these languages are ultimately derived < post-classical Latin libellula Libellula n. or libella libella n. Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈdragon-fly.

The common name for neuropterous insects of the group Libellulina, characterized by a long, slender body, large eyes, and two pairs of large reticulated wings, and by their strong, swift flight. (See also quots. 1917, 1937.)

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1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §729 The delicate coloured Dragon Flies may have likewise some Corrosive quality.

1694 E. Floyd in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 18 46 Wings..resembling..those of the larger Libellæ, or Dragon-flies.

1782 W. André in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 72 440 The wonderful structure of the eyes of insects..most commonly illustrated by that of the Libellula, or Dragon-fly.

1859 J. E. Tennent Ceylon I. ii. vi. 247 Above the pools dragon flies, of more than metallic lustre, flash in the early sunbeams.

1917 R. J. Tillyard Biol. Dragonflies i. 1 In his subdivision of the Class of Insecta, Linnaeus placed all the Dragonflies known to him in the single genus Libellula, forming the family Libellulidae of the..Order Neuroptera. His pupil Fabricius, in re-arranging the Orders of Insects..constituted the Dragonflies as a separate Order under the name of Odonata, because of the form of their mandibles... The name Odonata persisted, and has been adopted by all subsequent writers.

1937 C. Longfield Dragonflies Brit. Isles 6 A somewhat unfortunate situation has arisen by the double use of the word ‘dragonfly’. For the past sixty years or so it has been used as the popular name for the whole Order of the Odonata. However, the first use of the word..only designated the large species then known to naturalists of the Sub-order Anisoptera, in contradistinction to the ‘damsel-flies’ or Zygoptera.

1970 Age (Melbourne) 22 June Dragon-flies together with the smaller damsel-flies make up the order Odonata.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	dragonfly
释义	dragonflyn. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: dragon n.¹, fly n.¹ Etymology: < dragon n.¹ + fly n.¹The insect is so called because it was popularly believed to have associations with evil, or to cause injury. Several European languages have similar popular names for the insect; compare e.g. German Drachenfliege and Drachenhure (both late 18th cent.; the latter also earlier in the sense ‘witch who was believed to have sex with the Devil’ (compare dragon n.¹ 4a)); compare also Spanish caballito del diablo (1754 or earlier) and Romanian calul dracului , both literally ‘Devil's horse’. The standard names of the insect in these languages are ultimately derived < post-classical Latin libellula Libellula n. or libella libella n. Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈdragon-fly. The common name for neuropterous insects of the group Libellulina, characterized by a long, slender body, large eyes, and two pairs of large reticulated wings, and by their strong, swift flight. (See also quots. 1917, 1937.) ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > subclass Pterygota > [noun] > division Exopterygota or Hemimetabola > order Odonata > member of (dragonfly) adderbolt1483 dragonfly1626 bolt-head1668 libella1694 devil's needle1745 mayfly1747 horse-stinger1773 devil's darning-needle1809 demoiselle1835 adder1876 odonate1890 odonatan1944 1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §729 The delicate coloured Dragon Flies may have likewise some Corrosive quality. 1694 E. Floyd in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 18 46 Wings..resembling..those of the larger Libellæ, or Dragon-flies. 1782 W. André in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 72 440 The wonderful structure of the eyes of insects..most commonly illustrated by that of the Libellula, or Dragon-fly. 1859 J. E. Tennent Ceylon I. ii. vi. 247 Above the pools dragon flies, of more than metallic lustre, flash in the early sunbeams. 1917 R. J. Tillyard Biol. Dragonflies i. 1 In his subdivision of the Class of Insecta, Linnaeus placed all the Dragonflies known to him in the single genus Libellula, forming the family Libellulidae of the..Order Neuroptera. His pupil Fabricius, in re-arranging the Orders of Insects..constituted the Dragonflies as a separate Order under the name of Odonata, because of the form of their mandibles... The name Odonata persisted, and has been adopted by all subsequent writers. 1937 C. Longfield Dragonflies Brit. Isles 6 A somewhat unfortunate situation has arisen by the double use of the word ‘dragonfly’. For the past sixty years or so it has been used as the popular name for the whole Order of the Odonata. However, the first use of the word..only designated the large species then known to naturalists of the Sub-order Anisoptera, in contradistinction to the ‘damsel-flies’ or Zygoptera. 1970 Age (Melbourne) 22 June Dragon-flies together with the smaller damsel-flies make up the order Odonata. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1626
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