SINCE 1828
Odonata
plural noun
Odo·na·ta
| \ ˌōdᵊnˈätə, -ˈātə; ōˈdänətə\
Definition of Odonata
: an order of insects containing the dragonflies and damselflies and characterized by aquatic larvae that are nymphs or naiads and by predaciousness in both adult and larval forms
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