Wondering how to use Damselfly in a sentence? Below are 3 example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as odonate.
Damselfly in a sentence
Damselfly meaning
Any of various insects of the suborder Zygoptera that have long slender bodies, and are similar to dragonflies but having wings folded when at rest.
Synonyms of Damselfly
Using Damselfly
- The main meaning on this page is: Any of various insects of the suborder Zygoptera that have long slender bodies, and are similar to dragonflies but having wings folded when at rest.
- Useful related words include: odonate.
Context around Damselfly
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Damselfly
- In this selection, "damselfly" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, male, two, helicopter, caught, couples and mecistogaster stand out and add context to how "damselfly" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include neotropical helicopter damselfly mecistogaster linearis and of two damselfly couples odonates. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "damselfly" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with damselfly
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Ecology and life cycle Ovipositing flight of two damselfly couples Odonates are aquatic or semi-aquatic as juveniles. (18 words)
The longest living odonate is the Neotropical helicopter damselfly Mecistogaster linearis (Zygoptera: Pseudostigmatidae) with a body length of 135 mm. (20 words)
This male damselfly, caught inside 100-million-year-old Burmese amber, was trying to court a female when nature had other plans. (22 words)
This male damselfly, caught inside 100-million-year-old Burmese amber, was trying to court a female when nature had other plans. (22 words)
The longest living odonate is the Neotropical helicopter damselfly Mecistogaster linearis (Zygoptera: Pseudostigmatidae) with a body length of 135 mm. (20 words)
Ecology and life cycle Ovipositing flight of two damselfly couples Odonates are aquatic or semi-aquatic as juveniles. (18 words)
Example sentences (3)
This male damselfly, caught inside 100-million-year-old Burmese amber, was trying to court a female when nature had other plans.
Ecology and life cycle Ovipositing flight of two damselfly couples Odonates are aquatic or semi-aquatic as juveniles.
The longest living odonate is the Neotropical helicopter damselfly Mecistogaster linearis (Zygoptera: Pseudostigmatidae) with a body length of 135 mm.