odonate

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词形变化

odonates 复数 odonates

释义与例句

n.
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    Any carnivorous insect of the order Odonata; a dragonfly or damselfly.

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词源

From translingual Odonata, from Ancient Greek ὀδούς (odoús, “tooth”), apparently because they have teeth on their mandibles, although most insects have toothed mandibles.

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