insectothopter

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noun

A miniature unmanned aerial vehicle designed to look like a dragonfly, developed by the CIA in the 1970s.

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Meanings

nouninsectothopter (plural insectothopters)

plural insectothopters

  1. historicalA miniature unmanned aerial vehicle designed to look like a dragonfly, developed by the CIA in the 1970s.

    But the insectothopters were unable to fly in windy conditions. So the CIA gave up on the project.

    2020, Tessa Miller, Wings & Beaks: Technology Inspried by Animals, page 32
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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