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DEVIL'S DARNING NEEDLE: Dictionary Entry and Meaning

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc.
  2. [n]  common climber of eastern North America that sprawls over other plants and bears numerous panicles of small creamy white flowers
 
 Synonyms: Clematis virginiana, darning needle, dragonfly, mosquito hawk, old man's beard, sewing needle, skeeter hawk, snake doctor, snake feeder, virgin's bower
 
 See Also: clematis, odonate

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Dev"il's darn"ing-nee`dle\ (Zo["o]l.)
A dragon fly. See {Darning needle}, under {Darn}, v. t.
 

 

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