单词 | odonate |
释义 | odonate in British English (ˈəʊdəˌneɪt) noun 1. an insect, such as a dragonfly, that belongs to the zoological group Odonata adjective 2. relating to the zoological group Odonata an 18-species odonate assemblage odonate in American English (ˈoudnˌeit, ouˈdɑneit) adjective 1. belonging or pertaining to the order Odonata, comprising the damselflies and dragonflies noun 2. any of numerous large predatory aquatic insects of the order Odonata, occurring worldwide and characterized by two pairs of membranous wings Word origin [‹ NL Odonata (1792), irreg. ‹ Gk odo᷇n tooth + NL -ata -ata1]Examples of 'odonate' in a sentence |
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