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odonate.

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

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

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

Where this word comes from

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

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