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# dragonfly

noun (a dragonfly, dragonflies)

«dragonfly» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A dragonfly is a large flying insect with a long thin body and two pairs of clear wings, often seen near water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dragonfly/#m1)

### In the lessons

In science lessons dragonflies are insects with six legs and four wings; their young (nymphs) live in water. They eat mosquitoes. In counting problems, wings and legs of dragonflies are added up.

### Examples

- A blue dragonfly flew over the pond. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dragonfly/#x1)
- Dragonflies have four wings. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dragonfly/#x2)
- A dragonfly eats mosquitoes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dragonfly/#x3)
- The dragonfly's young live under the water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dragonfly/#x4)
- We saw two dragonflies on the reeds. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dragonfly/#x5)
- A dragonfly has 6 legs, so 3 dragonflies have 18 legs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dragonfly/#x6)
- Dragonflies have huge eyes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dragonfly/#x7)
- The dragonfly hovered like a tiny helicopter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dragonfly/#x8)

### Note

Plural: dragonflies (y → ies). Myth: dragonflies do not sting people, and they are not dragons or flies. Maths: 1 dragonfly = 4 wings and 6 legs.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «dragonfly» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dragonfly/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«dragonfly» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/dragonfly.html) on Mova free.