"cascader" meaning in English

See cascader in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: cascaders [plural]
Etymology: From cascade + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|cascade|er|id2=relational}} cascade + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} cascader (plural cascaders)
  1. (entomology) Any of various species of dragonfly of the genus Zygonyx, family Libellulidae, which commonly inhabit watercourses with waterfalls.

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