"odonate" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: odonates [plural]
Etymology: From translingual Odonata, from Ancient Greek ὀδούς (odoús, “tooth”), apparently because they have teeth on their mandibles, although most insects have toothed mandibles. Etymology templates: {{der|en|mul|Odonata}} translingual Odonata, {{cog|grc|ὀδούς||tooth}} Ancient Greek ὀδούς (odoús, “tooth”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} odonate (plural odonates)
  1. Any carnivorous insect of the order Odonata; a dragonfly or damselfly. Categories (lifeform): Dragonflies and damselflies Synonyms (any species of order Odonata): dragonfly (english: used loosely, technically incorrect) Translations (carnivore insect): sudenkorento (Finnish)

Noun [French]

IPA: /ɔ.dɔ.nat/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-odonate.wav Forms: odonates [plural]
Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} odonate m (plural odonates)
  1. odonate Tags: masculine Categories (lifeform): Dragonflies and damselflies
    Sense id: en-odonate-fr-noun-1jWcBgsf Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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