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dragon·fly (drag′ən flī′)
noun pl. dragonflies -·flies′
any of an order (Odonata) or suborder (Anisoptera) of large insects, harmless to people, having narrow, transparent, net-veined wings and feeding mostly on flies, mosquitoes, etc. while in flight
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