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odonate

o·do·nate [ ṓd'n àyt ] (plural o·do·nates)


noun 
Definition:
 
insect of dragonfly order: an insect belonging to the order of insects that includes the dragonfly and damselfly. Order Odonata.

[Early 20th century. < modern Latin Odonata< Greek odōn, variant of odous "tooth"]
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