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nounslender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc.
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- nymph a larva of an insect with incomplete metamorphosis (as the dragonfly or mayfly)
- damselfly slender non-stinging insect similar to but smaller than the dragonfly but having wings folded when at rest
- ant lion winged insect resembling a dragonfly; the larvae (doodlebugs) dig conical pits where they wait to catch e.g. ants
- antlion winged insect resembling a dragonfly; the larvae (doodlebugs) dig conical pits where they wait to catch e.g. ants
- antlion fly winged insect resembling a dragonfly; the larvae (doodlebugs) dig conical pits where they wait to catch e.g. ants