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dragonfly
The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
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2009
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drag·on·fly
/ ˈdragənˌflī/
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n.
(pl. -flies)
a fast-flying long-bodied predatory insect (suborder Anisoptera, order Odonata) with two pairs of large transparent wings that are spread out sideways at rest. Compare with damselfly.
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Dragonflies breathe fire into hobby
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 10/15/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...the nature world: dragonfly-watching. Once the...scientists and specialists, dragonflies -- and their near...the tiny but growing dragonfly-watching community...Institute, which studies dragonflies and damselflies, attributes some of the recent dragonfly buzz to the Internet...
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 "The Capital Times (Madison, WI)")
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DRAGONFLIES SUMMER EXCURSION OPENS EYES TO WORLD OF THE ODONATA.(SPORTS)(OUTDOORS)(Column)
Newspaper article from: The Capital Times (Madison, WI); 6/27/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...is why some of the best dragonfly ponds are fishless. After...consumed by birds and other dragonflies. Sometimes kestrels and...darner migrations (one dragonfly that migrates) and eat them. Dragonflies are indicators of reasonably...
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Using Dragonflies as Common, Flexible & Charismatic Subjects for Teaching the Scientific Process
Magazine article from: The American Biology Teacher; 3/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...poetry. For example, dragonflies have long played an...for "Haiku" and "dragonfly" will demonstrate...little information about dragonflies, only praying mantises...insect predator) rival dragonflies for intrinsic "insect...the general public, dragonfly field guides have become...
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 "Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)")
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DRAGONFLIES TERRITORIAL AND RESOURCEFUL.(Life-Discovery)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 7/21/2008; 700+ words
; ...introduction to dragonflies by focusing on...beautiful wings of this dragonfly can measure up...another female dragonfly in our area, the...the males. Male dragonflies are very territorial...rest of the day, dragonflies head into fields...pond to do some dragonfly watching. It...
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Dragonflies.
Magazine article from: Ranger Rick; 6/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...nothing to fear. Dragonflies don't terrorize...out! ACE PILOT A dragonfly's two sets of...lenses. This gives dragonflies the best vision...of the reasons a dragonfly would win any flying...close cousins of dragonflies. As you can see...the sides like a dragonfly's. A ...
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Dragonfly Delivers Act II of 'Star Trek: Of Gods and Men' in Superb Quality Video on Multiple Devices.
PR Newswire; 3/17/2008; 700+ words
; ...Maker(R) management suite from Dragonfly(R), an Internet videosite provider...screen, at http://scifi.dragonfly.com/ and the full episode at...startrekofgodsandmen.com/. Dragonfly's enhanced player technology detects...
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 "Daily Press (Newport News, VA)")
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Dragonflies, damselflies and summer.
Newspaper article from: Daily Press (Newport News, VA); 8/11/2005; 700+ words
; ...never touch; dragonfly eyes are so...perching, dragonflies wings spread...dnh) ___ DRAGONFLY DETAILS For more about dragonflies and damselflies...Preserving Dragonflies FAQ at www...morse2.html Dragonfly Biodiversity...
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DRAGONFLY WATCHING BEGINS TO TAKE FLIGHT.(LIFE & LEISURE)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 10/10/2000; 700+ words
; ...nature world: dragonfly-watching. Once...and specialists, dragonflies -- and their near...which studies dragonflies and damselflies...some of the recent dragonfly buzz to the Internet...addition to ``Dragonflies Through Binoculars...several regional dragonfly books have come...
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Dragonfly Secures Additional Capital to Build Out Next Generation HD Video Network.
PR Newswire; 2/28/2008; 700+ words
; ...NEW YORK, Feb. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Dragonfly(R), an Internet video distribution...group of strategic individual investors. Dragonfly is using this investment to enhance its...into additional portals and platforms. Dragonfly's investment comes at a time when the...
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 "Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)")
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Dragonfly abnormalities discovered; Cause isn't yet known; toxins are suspected.(NEWS)
Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN); 6/9/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...while doing a survey of dragonfly populations at 90 sites...collected and analyzed dragonfly exuviae, the skins that dragonflies shed as they change from...said. . Lifecycle of a dragonfly . A. Dragonflies start life as aquatic...
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Dragonflies
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
...Dragonflies Resources Dragonflies are large flying insects in the order Odonata. Dragonflies can be as large as 3...fossilized remains of a huge dragonfly-like insect that had...million years ago. Dragonflies are very distinctive...
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dragonfly
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
dragonfly any insect of the order Odonata, which...greatest variety occurs in the tropics. Dragonflies, which are commonly called horse stingers...ft (76 cm), were found in Kansas. Dragonflies are classified in the phylum Arthropoda...
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dragonflies
Book article from: A Dictionary of Zoology
dragonflies See AESHNIDAE ; ANISOPTERA ; ANISOZYGOPTERA ; CORDULEGASTERIDAE ; CORDULIIDAE ; EPIOPHLEBIIDAE ; GOMPHIDAE ; LIBELLULIDAE ; MEGANISOPTERA ; ODONATA ; PETALURIDAE ; SYNTHEMIDAE .
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Rodanas, Kristina 1952-
Book article from: Something About the Author
...Choice designation, 1993, all for The Dragonfly's Tale; IRA Children's Choice and...Lothrop (New York, NY), 1988. The Dragonfly's Tale , Clarion Books (New York...of other writers. Her 1992 book, The Dragonfly's Tale , is based on the 1884 transcription...
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Aeshnidae
Book article from: A Dictionary of Zoology
Aeshnidae ( dragonflies ; class Odonata , suborder...swift-flying, hawker dragonflies which are usually strikingly...Anax imperator (emperor dragonfly) is one of the largest dragonflies in Eurasia. Aeshnids have...
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