English Explanatory Dictionary

demoiselle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A damselfly of the family Calopterygidae.
  2. A young lady; a damsel; a lady's maid.
  3. The Numidian crane (Grus virgo).

Word forms

demoiselle demoiselles

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.

Synonyms

broad-winged damselfly demoiselle crane
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