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dragonfly

[drag-uhn-flahy] / ˈdræg ənˌflaɪ /


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He’s started dressing in oversized designer T-shirts, massive shearling coats, and a slim suit with dragonflies on it—with matching dragonfly shoes.

From Slate ● Oct. 30, 2024

A dragonfly lands on a plant near one of the yard’s water features.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2024

These conditions preserved fossils in incredible detail, capturing delicate structures like dragonfly wings and even a dinosaur feather.

From New York Times ● May 14, 2024

The dragonfly unexpectedly landed on the turtle's nose.

From BBC ● Feb. 6, 2024

As though a single dragonfly could alight on it and trigger an avalanche that will bury them for good.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

A new assessment of Britain's dragonflies and damselflies highlighted growing concerns about the future of some species.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

"Since the first trees were planted, there has been a spectacular increase in butterflies, dragonflies, and biodiversity in general," said the 43-year-old, who took over running the family's Cascina Oschina farm in 2012.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

The government has backed a number of species reintroduction programmes over the years as part of efforts to reverse this trend including re-establishing pine martens, beavers and whitefaced darter dragonflies.

From BBC ● Apr. 11, 2026

Meanwhile, more visually appealing insect groups such as butterflies and dragonflies receive a disproportionate share of conservation protections.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 14, 2026

When the adult insects emerged, they would be more like dragonflies than anything else, but they were not like any kind of dragonfly that the humans of Will’s world, or Lyra’s, would have seen before.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman


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