demoiselle

Meaning

Noun

A damselfly of the family Calopterygidae.
A young lady; a damsel; a lady's maid.
The Numidian crane (Grus virgo).

Related

Similar words

broad-winged damselfly

Origin

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

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