Agrionidae

plural noun

Ag·​ri·​on·​i·​dae

ˌa-grē-ˈä-nə-ˌdē

: a family of slender-bodied usually brilliantly colored damselflies

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Agrion, type genus (from Greek, neuter of agrios wild) + -idae

First Known Use

1838, in the meaning defined above

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