See Also: odonate(dictionary)

odonate (iou)



odonate adjective & noun. E20.
[mod. Latin Odonata (see below), irreg. from Greek odon var. of odous, odont- tooth (with ref. to the insect's mandibles): see -ATE2.]
Entomology.
A. adjective. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of (an insect of) the order Odonata, which includes dragonflies and damselflies. E20.
b. noun. An odonate insect; a dragonfly, a damselfly. E20.