scarce chaser

noun

Libellula fulva, a dragonfly native to Europe

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Meanings

nounscarce chaser (plural scarce chasers)

plural scarce chasers

  1. Libellula fulva, a dragonfly native to Europe

Origin

scarce (“rare, uncommon”) + chaser (“a type of dragonfly”) The name contrasts this species with the much more common broad-bodied chaser, Libellula depressa

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Translations

Dutch bruine korenbout
  • bruine korenboutLibellula fulva
French libellule fauve
  • libellule fauveLibellula fulva
Russian плоскобрю́х ры́жий, стрекоза́ ры́жая
  • плоскобрю́х ры́жий (ploskobrjúx rýžij)Libellula fulva
  • стрекоза́ ры́жая (strekozá rýžaja)Libellula fulva
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APA

scarce chaser. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scarce%20chaser

MLA

“scarce chaser.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scarce%20chaser. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scarce chaser,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scarce%20chaser.

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