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Meanings of snake doctor 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
      Usage of snake doctor in English
      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
      Translations for snake doctor
      Spanish
      anisoptera