Definition of DRAGONFLY

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Recent Examples on the Web While land bugs were dwindling, freshwater insects, such as mayflies, dragonflies and mosquitoes, are increasing at more than 1 percent a year, the study found. — NBC News, "Earth's insect population shrinks 27 percent in 30 years," 24 Apr. 2020 Researchers at the University of Delft have also been working on a variety of robot dragonflies since 2005. — David Hambling, Popular Mechanics, "In the 1970s, the CIA Created a Robot Dragonfly Spy. Now We Know How It Works.," 18 Feb. 2020 The International Union for Conservation of Nature now considers this dragonfly vulnerable to extinction. — National Geographic, "Dragonflies," 28 Apr. 2020 Doug didn’t realize then what dragonflies would one day mean to him. — Michelle Matthews | Mmatthews@al.com, al, "Turn up for turnip fries and more at Dragonfly Foodbar in Fairhope," 2 Oct. 2019 During the war, the helicopter became best known for its dragonfly-like appearance and its ability to lift entire tanks and even two UH-1 Huey helicopters at once. — Eric Tegler, Popular Mechanics, "A Vietnam Helo's New Robot Brain Will Help Fight a Different Kind of Enemy," 9 Mar. 2020 The first insects emerged about 412 million years ago, but the biblical language puts that dragonfly—along with Adam and Eve—in the primordial soup. — Christian Wiman, Harper's magazine, "The Cancer Chair," 20 Jan. 2020 Hill explained that pollution and humanity's impact on the environment mean that insects like beetles, dragonflies and mayflies are in long-term decline globally. — Fox News, "Insect extinctions threaten our way of life, scientists warn," 8 Apr. 2020 Migratory butterflies and dragonflies will soon arrive. — cleveland, "Cleveland Metroparks remain open as signs of spring welcome visitors," 27 Mar. 2020

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“Dragonfly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dragonfly. Accessed 6 Jul. 2020.

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