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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesodonato
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /oðoˈnato/
"El estudio de los odonatos requiere paciencia y observación."
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Any predatory aquatic insect belonging to the order Odonata, comprising dragonflies and damselflies.
"The wetland serves as an ideal habitat for numerous species of odonates."
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Relating to or characteristic of dragonflies and damselflies.
"Researchers conducted an extensive survey of odonate biodiversity along the riverbanks."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Modern Latin order name Odonata, coined in 1854 by Danish entomologist Johan Christian Fabricius from the Greek odont-, odous meaning 'tooth', referring to the toothed mandibles of these insects. The English noun 'odonate' was later formed as a back-formation to describe any insect belonging to this order.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Odonate" is said worldwide
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odonate
Transliteration: /ɔ.dɔ.nat/
"Les odonates sont des insectes carnivores très actifs."
Odonate
Transliteration: /odoˈnaːtə/
"Libellen gehören zu den bekanntesten Odonaten."
odonato
Transliteration: /odoˈnato/
"Gli odonati frequentano spesso gli ambienti acquatici."
odonato
Transliteration: /oðoˈnato/
"El estudio de los odonatos requiere paciencia y observación."
odonata
Transliteration: /oduˈnatɐ/
"As libélulas são insetos que pertencem aos odonatos."
व्याadhपंखी
Transliteration: vyadh pankhi
Script: व्याधपंथी कीट
"ओडोनेट जलीय पारिस्थितिकी तंत्र के लिए महत्वपूर्ण हैं।"
蜻蜓目昆虫
Transliteration: qīng tíng mù kūn chóng
"蜻蜓目昆虫是优秀的空中掠食者。"
잠자리목 곤충
Transliteration: jamjarimok gonchung
"잠자리목에 속하는 곤충들은 물가에서 흔히 볼 수 있다."
トンボ目昆虫
Transliteration: tonbo-moku konchū
"トンボ目の昆虫は優れたハンターである。"
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