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9 letters · 18 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun slender non-stinging insect similar to but smaller than the dragonfly but having wings folded when at rest
originFrom damsel + fly, where damsel ultimately from Vulgar Latin *domnicella (whence also French demoiselle, Portuguese donzelinha). Compare Danish vandnymfe, Dutch juffer, Swedish jungfruslända, Welsh mursen. Also compare ladybird, ladybug, nymph.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
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