"demoiselle" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: demoiselles [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French demoiselle. The bird is so called on account of the grace and symmetry of its form and movements. Doublet of damsel, doncella, and donzella. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|demoiselle}} French demoiselle, {{doublet|en|damsel|doncella|donzella}} Doublet of damsel, doncella, and donzella Head templates: {{en-noun}} demoiselle (plural demoiselles)
  1. A damselfly of the family Calopterygidae. Translations (Calopterygidae): neidonkorento (Finnish), Prachtlibelle [feminine] (German), tániilʼáítsʼóóz bitʼaʼ ntsaaígíí (Navajo), świtezianka [feminine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-demoiselle-en-noun-AOgdZC6V Disambiguation of 'Calopterygidae': 73 9 18
  2. A young lady; a damsel; a lady's maid.
    Sense id: en-demoiselle-en-noun-V3GuEUYR
  3. The Numidian crane (Grus virgo). Categories (lifeform): Cranes (birds), Damselflies Synonyms: demoiselle crane
    Sense id: en-demoiselle-en-noun-w9bOqtSq Disambiguation of Cranes (birds): 14 26 60 Disambiguation of Damselflies: 20 28 52 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Navajo translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 32 53 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 13 24 63 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 17 28 48 1 5 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 29 49 1 3 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 12 31 57 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 15 26 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Navajo translations: 17 24 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 12 31 57
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: broad-winged damselfly

Inflected forms

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