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| dem·oi·selle [ dèmwə zél ] (plural dem·oi·selles) |
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1. young woman: a young woman or girl
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literary
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2. birds North African crane: a small crane with a slender gray body, black plumes, and white ear tufts. Native to: northern Africa, Asia. Latin name Anthropoides virgo.
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3. fish
Same as damselfish
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4. insects
Same as damselfly
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| [Early 16th century. < French, modern form of Old French dameisele (see damsel)] |
