different between damselfly vs demoiselle
damselfly
English
Etymology
damsel +? fly
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?dæmz?lfla?/
Noun
damselfly (plural 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
Translations
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demoiselle
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French demoiselle. The bird is so called on account of the grace and symmetry of its form and movements. Doublet of damsel, doncella, and donzella.
Noun
demoiselle (plural demoiselles)
- A damselfly of the family Calopterygidae.
- A young lady; a damsel; a lady's maid.
- The Numidian crane (Grus virgo).
- Synonym: demoiselle crane
Synonyms
- (damselfly): broad-winged damselfly
Translations
French
Alternative forms
- damoiselle
Etymology
From Old French damoisele, from Vulgar Latin *domnicella, diminutive of Latin domina. Compare Spanish doncella and damisela, Italian donzella and damigella, Portuguese donzela. Doublet of donzelle.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d?.mwa.z?l/
Noun
demoiselle f (plural demoiselles)
- damsel, maiden
- miss
- damselfly
Synonyms
- dlle
Derived terms
- demoiselle d'honneur
- mademoiselle
Related terms
- damoiseau
Further reading
- “demoiselle” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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