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snake doctor

snake doctor noun: a dragonfly.

Noun

snake doctor (plural snake doctors)

  1. (Southern US) A dragonfly.

Forms of snake doctor

pluralsnake doctors

Origin of snake doctor

From a folk belief that dragonflies follow snakes around and stitch them back together if they are injured.

Questions about snake doctor

What does snake doctor mean?
Snake doctor means a dragonfly.
What part of speech is snake doctor?
Snake doctor is a noun.
What is the plural of snake doctor?
The plural of snake doctor is snake doctors.

Words near snake doctor in the dictionary

  1. snake charming
  2. snake cucumber
  3. snake cucumbers
  4. snake dance
  5. snake dances
  6. snake doctor
  7. snake doctors
  8. snake draft
  9. snake drafts
  10. snake eagle
  11. snake eagles

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