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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
      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
      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
      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
      For this reason it is sometimes called mosquito hawk.
      The Insect Folk
      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