Associations to the word «Odonate»

Wiktionary

ODONATE, noun. Any carnivorous insect of the order Odonata; a dragonfly or damselfly.

Dictionary definition

ODONATE, noun. Large primitive predatory aquatic insect having two pairs of membranous wings.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats