demoiselle

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noun

A damselfly of the family Calopterygidae.

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demoiselle cranebroad-winged damselflydamseldamoiselledamoseldamozeldamselfish
OriginFrench demoiselle →
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Meanings

noundemoiselle (plural demoiselles)

plural demoiselles

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

    Synonyms: demoiselle crane

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe Numidian crane (Grus virgo).

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demoiselle crane
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broad-winged damselfly

More synonyms by meaning

nouna young unmarried woman

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damseldamoiselledamoseldamozel
Broader
maidmaiden

nounsmall brilliantly colored tropical marine fishes of coral reefs

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damselfish
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percoid fishpercoidpercoidean
Also see
damseldamselfish

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Frenchdemoiselle
  2. Englishdemoiselle

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.

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Translations

Finnish neidonkorento
  • neidonkorentoCalopterygidae
German Prachtlibelle
  • PrachtlibelleCalopterygidae
Polish świtezianka
  • świteziankaCalopterygidae
Cite this entry
APA

demoiselle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demoiselle

MLA

“demoiselle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demoiselle. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “demoiselle,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demoiselle.

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