"libellule" meaning in French

See libellule in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /li.bɛ.lyl/, /li.be.lyl/ Audio: Fr-libellule.ogg Forms: libellules [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from scientific Latin libellula, from Latin libella. Etymology templates: {{uder|fr|la|libellula}} Latin libellula Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} libellule f (plural libellules)
  1. dragonfly (an insect of the suborder Anisoptera) Wikipedia link: fr:libellule Tags: feminine

Inflected forms

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