Meaning of DEMOISELLE
| Pronunciation: | | `demwâ'zel
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- [n] small brilliantly colored tropical marine fishes of coral reefs
- [n] a young unmarried woman
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| | Synonyms: | | damoiselle, damosel, damozel, damsel, damselfish |
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| | See Also: | | Abudefduf saxatilis, anemone fish, beaugregory, family Pomacentridae, maid, maiden, percoid, percoid fish, percoidean, Pomacentridae, Pomacentrus leucostictus, sergeant major | |
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| | Definition: | | \De`moi`selle"\, n. [F. See {Damsel}.]
1. A young lady; a damsel; a lady's maid.
2. (Zo["o]l.) The Numidian crane ({Anthropoides virgo}); --
so called on account of the grace and symmetry of its form
and movements.
3. (Zo["o]l.) A beautiful, small dragon fly of the genus
{Agrion}.
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