Coenagriidae

plural noun

Coe·​na·​gri·​idae

ˌsēnəˈgrīəˌdē,

ˌsen-

: a large cosmopolitan family of damselflies

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Coenagria, type genus (from coen- + -agria, (from Greek agrios wild) + -idae

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