dragonfly in Portuguese
dragonfly in Portuguese is libélula, lavadeira — dragonfly means a flying insect with a long, slender body and two pairs of transparent wings held out flat at rest.
dragonfly in Portuguese
libélula
An insect of the suborder Epiprocta or, more strictly, the infraorder Anisoptera, having four long transparent wings held perpendicular to a long body when perched.
lavadeira
An insect of the suborder Epiprocta or, more strictly, the infraorder Anisoptera, having four long transparent wings held perpendicular to a long body when perched.
What does "dragonfly" mean?
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noun A flying insect with a long, slender body and two pairs of transparent wings held out flat at rest.
"Stacey Combes, who studies the biomechanics of dragonfly flight at Harvard, once watched a laboratory dragonfly eat 30 flies in a row."
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dragonfly in a sentence
- Stacey Combes, who studies the biomechanics of dragonfly flight at Harvard, once watched a laboratory dragonfly eat 30 flies in a row.
- There were two dragonflies in the garden today.
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What is "dragonfly" in Portuguese?
"dragonfly" in Portuguese is libélula, lavadeira. dragonfly means: A flying insect with a long, slender body and two pairs of transparent wings held out flat at rest.
Are there other ways to say "dragonfly" in Portuguese?
Yes — Portuguese has 2 translations listed for "dragonfly": libélula, lavadeira.
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