noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A dragonfly. UK, dialectal

   "Other Animals I observ'd to have yet a greater number, as the Dragon-Fly or Adderbolt […]."

Synonyms

All synonyms

dragonflydragonfly

Example

More examples

"Other Animals I observ'd to have yet a greater number, as the Dragon-Fly or Adderbolt […]."

Etymology

From adder (“venomous snake”) + bolt (“arrow”).

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