dragonfly meaning in Tamil
தும்பி tumpi
/ˈdɹæɡənˌflaɪ/
dragonfly in Tamil: தும்பி (tumpi), தட்டான் (taṭṭāṉ). In English, dragonfly means 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.
Tamil words for dragonfly
- insect of the infraorder Anisoptera
- தும்பி tumpi, தட்டான் taṭṭāṉ
English 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.
dragonfly in a sentence
- There were two dragonflies in the garden today.
Synonyms of dragonfly
- adderbolt
- battimamselle
- darner
- darning needle
- devil's darning needle
- devil's needle
- dining needle
- ear sewer
- horse-stinger
- mosquito fly
- mosquito hawk
- needle
dragonfly in other languages
- dragonfly in Hindi
- dragonfly in Marathi
- dragonfly in Bengali
- dragonfly in Telugu
- dragonfly in Malayalam
- dragonfly in Gujarati
- dragonfly in Sanskrit
- dragonfly in Assamese
- dragonfly in Pashto
- dragonfly in Tagalog
- dragonfly in Arabic
- dragonfly in Malay
- dragonfly in Indonesian
- dragonfly in Persian
- dragonfly in Thai
- dragonfly in Vietnamese
- dragonfly in Myanmar
Questions about dragonfly in Tamil
- What is the meaning of dragonfly in Tamil?
- Dragonfly in Tamil is தும்பி (tumpi), தட்டான் (taṭṭāṉ).
- dragonfly என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
- Dragonfly: தும்பி (tumpi), தட்டான் (taṭṭāṉ).
- What does dragonfly mean in English?
- Dragonfly means 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.
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