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Snake doctor

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Noun
  1. 1
    A dragonfly. Southern-US
  2. 2
    slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc. wordnet

Etymology

From a folk belief that dragonflies follow snakes around and stitch them back together if they are injured.

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