Plural of dragonfly
regular plural
The plural of dragonfly is dragonflies.
Forms of dragonfly
| Singular | dragonfly /ˈdɹæɡənˌflaɪ/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | dragonflies |
| Countable | countable |
Dragonflies in a sentence
- There were two dragonflies in the garden today.
- As the airboat skimmed across the shallow water, scattering blue dragonflies and launching a heron into the air, Keith Price squinted into the sun and relished the isolation of Florida’s unrivaled river of grass.2016 June 11, Lizette Alvarez, “In a Corner of the Everglades, a Way of Life Ebbs”, in The New York Times
- The pterostigma is particularly noticeable in dragonflies.From the entry pterostigma
- Here, dragonflies of metallic emerald-gold or ruby iridescence froze in midair on almost-invisible wings of diaphane.2007, Cecilia Dart-Thornton, The Battle of Evernight: Bitterbynde 3, →ISBN. From the entry diaphane
- Dragonflies that spend the day in full sun may obelisk to minimize the sunlight striking the body.2004, Cynthia Berger, Dragonflies. From the entry obelisk
Meaning of dragonfly
- noun An insect of the suborder Epiprocta or, more strictly, the infraorder Anisoptera, having four long transparent wings held perpendicular to a long body when perched.
Questions about the plural of dragonfly
- What is the plural of dragonfly?
- The plural of dragonfly is dragonflies.
- Is dragonfly countable?
- Dragonfly is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: dragonfly (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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