agrion

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noun

Any of several damselflies of the genus Calopteryx (syn. Agrion).

OriginAncient Greek ἄγριος →
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Meanings

nounagrion (plural agrions)

plural agrions

  1. Any of several damselflies of the genus Calopteryx (syn. Agrion).

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἄγριος“wild, fierce; living in open fields”
  2. Englishagrion

From the neuter, ἄγρῐον (ágrĭon), of Ancient Greek ἄγριος (ágrios, “wild, fierce; living in open fields”).

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APA

agrion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/agrion

MLA

“agrion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/agrion. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “agrion,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/agrion.

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