snake feeder
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snake feeder — noun slender bodied non stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc. • Syn: ↑dragonfly, ↑darning needle, ↑devil s darning needle, ↑sewing needle, ↑snake doctor, ↑mosquito hawk,… … Useful english dictionary
snake doctor — noun slender bodied non stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc. • Syn: ↑dragonfly, ↑darning needle, ↑devil s darning needle, ↑sewing needle, ↑snake feeder, ↑mosquito hawk,… … Useful english dictionary
Eastern brown snake — Eastern brown snake, Tamban Forest near Kempsey, New South Wales Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
snakefeeder — snake feeder n. Midland U.S. See dragonfly. See Regional Note at dragonfly. * * * … Universalium
dragonfly — /drag euhn fluy /, n., pl. dragonflies. 1. any of numerous stout bodied, nonstinging insects of the order Odonata (suborder Anisoptera), the species of which prey on mosquitoes and other insects and are distinguished from the damselflies by… … Universalium
dragonfly — noun /ˈdræɡənˌflaɪ/ An insect of the suborder Anisoptera with four long transparent wings held perpendicular to a long body. Syn: darner, darning needle, devils darning needle, ear sewer, horse stinger, mosquito fly, mosquito hawk, needle,… … Wiktionary
darning needle — noun 1. a long needle with an eye large enough for heavy darning or embroidery thread • Syn: ↑embroidery needle • Hypernyms: ↑sewing needle 2. slender bodied non stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and… … Useful english dictionary
devil's darning needle — noun 1. common climber of eastern North America that sprawls over other plants and bears numerous panicles of small creamy white flowers • Syn: ↑virgin s bower, ↑old man s beard, ↑Clematis virginiana • Hypernyms: ↑clematis 2. slender bodied non… … Useful english dictionary
mosquito hawk — noun 1. mainly nocturnal North American goatsucker • Syn: ↑nighthawk, ↑bullbat • Hypernyms: ↑goatsucker, ↑nightjar, ↑caprimulgid • Member Holonyms: ↑Chordeiles, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
odonate — noun large primitive predatory aquatic insect having two pairs of membranous wings • Hypernyms: ↑insect • Hyponyms: ↑dragonfly, ↑darning needle, ↑devil s darning needle, ↑sewing needle, ↑snake feeder, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
