demoiselle
English
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Etymology
Borrowed from French demoiselle. The bird is so called on account of the grace and symmetry of its form and movements.
Noun
demoiselle (plural demoiselles)
- A damselfly of the family Calopterygidae.
- A young lady; a damsel; a lady's maid.
- The Numidian crane (Grus virgo).
- Synonym: demoiselle crane
Synonyms
- (damselfly): broad-winged damselfly
Translations
Calopterygidae
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French
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old French damoisele, from Vulgar Latin *domnicella, diminutive of Latin domina. Compare Spanish doncella and damisela, Italian donzella and damigella.
Pronunciation
Noun
demoiselle f (plural demoiselles)
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Further reading
- “demoiselle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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