drag|on|fly

drag|on|fly
drag|on|fly «DRAG uhn FLY», noun, plural -flies.
a large, harmless insect with a long, slender body and two pairs of wings; darning needle; devil's-darning-needle. It flies about very rapidly to catch flies, mosquitoes, and other insects and is often found near water: »

Deep in the sun-searched growths the dragonfly Hangs like a blue thread loosened from the sky (Dante Gabriel Rossetti).


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