snake doctor

noun

A dragonfly.

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dragonflydarning needledevil's darning needlesewing needlesnake feedermosquito hawkskeeter hawk
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Meanings

nounsnake doctor (plural snake doctors)

plural snake doctors

  1. Southern USA dragonfly.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounslender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc.

Similar
dragonflydarning needledevil's darning needlesewing needlesnake feedermosquito hawkskeeter hawk
Broader
odonate
Also see
darning needledevil's darning needledragonflymosquito hawksewing needleskeeter hawksnake feederwitch doctor

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From a folk belief that dragonflies follow snakes around and stitch them back together if they are injured.

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APA

snake doctor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snake%20doctor

MLA

“snake doctor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snake%20doctor. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “snake doctor,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snake%20doctor.

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