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Meanings of devil's darning needle in English

Portuguese
libelinha
Catalan
espiadimonis
Spanish
anisoptera

Slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc.

      libelinha

      Common climber of eastern North America that sprawls over other plants and bears numerous panicles of small creamy white flowers.

            Synonyms
            Examples for "dragonfly"
            Examples for "dragonfly"
            1
            We visited Avondale House in Wicklow and enjoyed the dragonfly nature reserve.
            The Irish Times
            2
            VandenBrooks said tracheal volume may be tied to prehistoric dragonfly body size.
            Wired
            3
            The wings split like dragonfly gossamers, poised for increased maneuvering and power.
            Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
            4
            The thought came and went like a dragonfly skimming the river's surface.
            The Bone Doll's Twin
            5
            An angry dragonfly shape passed overhead as the first Apache took aim.
            Monster Hunter Vendetta
            1
            Patty threw down her darning needle and clapped her hands with delight.
            Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1907 to 1908
            2
            Why, I turned away three score of them with a darning needle.
            The Dew of Their Youth
            3
            Using kitchen string or unwaxed dental floss, thread a large darning needle.
            The Perdue Chicken Cookbook
            4
            Spinning wheel, loom, and darning needle were to lie idle that day.
            The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
            5
            He held up the slim, steel darning needle to the light.
            The Substitute Prisoner
            1
            She vaulted to her feet, pricking her finger on her sewing needle.
            Seduced by a highlander
            2
            The twins might already have a sewing needle and disinfectant, but this was Italy.
            Pasta Imperfect
            3
            They used to tattoo each other with a sewing needle dipped in black ink.
            Haunted: a novel of stories
            4
            An imaginary sewing needle turned slowly in the wound, producing a cold flare of pain.
            Heart-shaped box
            5
            One of the women picked up a sewing needle and gripped it like a weapon.
            Library of Souls
            1
            Down South the colored people believe the dragon fly brings dead snakes to life, and they call it snake doctor.
            The Insect Folk
            2
            They believed that the presence of dragonflies, which they called snake doctors, meant a serpent lay nearby.
            The prince of frogtown
            3
            Snake doctors, limber, long insects with bronze bodies and filmy wings, went back and forth like small living shuttles.
            The Escape of Mr. Trimm / His Plight and other Plights
            4
            "I tell you what," observed Geary; "get some court-plaster at the snake doctor's just above here."
            Vandover and the Brute
            1
            For this reason it is sometimes called mosquito hawk.
            The Insect Folk
            Usage of devil's darning needle in English
            1
            One of my pets, after plying her mother with about forty questions, wound up with, Mother, how does the devil's darning needle sleep?
            Memories and Anecdotes
            Translations for devil's darning needle
            Spanish
            anisoptera