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demoiselle

noun

Etymology

Borrowed from French demoiselle. The bird is so called on account of the grace and symmetry of its form and movements. Doublet of damsel, doncella, and donzella.

  1. borrowed from demoiselle

Definitions

  1. A damselfly of the family Calopterygidae.

  2. A young lady

    A young lady; a damsel; a lady's maid.

  3. The Numidian crane (Grus virgo).

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