"snake doctor" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: snake doctors [plural]
Etymology: From a folk belief that dragonflies follow snakes around and stitch them back together if they are injured. Head templates: {{en-noun}} snake doctor (plural snake doctors)
  1. (Southern US) A dragonfly. Tags: Southern-US Categories (lifeform): Dragonflies and damselflies

Inflected forms

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