spreadwing

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noun

Any of a number of damselfies of the family Lestidae, which are larger than most damselflies and differ from them as they hold their wings at an angle away from their bodies.

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Meanings

nounspreadwing (plural spreadwings)

plural spreadwings

  1. Any of a number of damselfies of the family Lestidae, which are larger than most damselflies and differ from them as they hold their wings at an angle away from their bodies.

Origin

From spread + wing.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

wingspread
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APA

spreadwing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spreadwing

MLA

“spreadwing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spreadwing. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spreadwing,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spreadwing.

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