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Damselfly vs Demoiselle - What's the difference?

damselfly | demoiselle |

As nouns the difference between damselfly and demoiselle

is that damselfly is any of various insects of the suborder Zygoptera that have long slender bodies, and are similar to dragonflies but having wings folded when at rest while demoiselle is a damselfly of the family Calopterygidae.

damselfly

English

(wikipedia damselfly)

Noun

(damselflies)
  • Any of various insects of the suborder Zygoptera that have long slender bodies, and are similar to dragonflies but having wings folded when at rest.

    • Synonyms

    * darning needle * devil’s darning needle

    demoiselle

    English

    (Calopterygidae)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A damselfly of the family Calopterygidae.
  • A young lady; a damsel; a lady's maid.
  • The Numidian crane (Grus virgo ); so called on account of the grace and symmetry of its form and movements.

    • Synonyms

    * (damselfly)