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Definition of Odonata

1. Noun. Dragonflies and damselflies.

Definition of Odonata

1. n. pl. The division of insects that includes the dragon flies.

Medical Definition of Odonata

1. The division of insects that includes the dragon flies. Origin: NL, fr. Gr, a tooth. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Odonata

Literary usage of Odonata

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. International Catalogue of Scientific Literature by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1906)
"Calvert, PP Additions to the odonata of New Jersey, with descriptions of two new species. Philadelphia, Pa., Ent. News Acad. Nat. Soi., 14. ..."

2. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (1899)
"D. Dr. WL Abbott, of Philadelphia, made collections of odonata in the Aldabra (Lat. ... A number of papers treating of the odonata of some of these islands ..."

3. The Ottawa Naturalist by Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club (1907)
"THE DRAGONFLIES (odonata) OF THE OTTAWA DISTRICT. BY EM WALKER, BA, ... NEEDHAM, JG Aquatic Insects in the Adirondacks, odonata. NY State Museum, Bull. ..."

4. Applied Entomology; an Introductory Text-book of Insects in Their Relations by Henry Torsey Fernald (1921)
"CHAPTER XIII THE odonata The odonata are such large and noticeable insects ... The odonata may then be characterized as: Insects which as adults usually ..."

5. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1897)
"... some interesting data regarding the occurrence of odonata in Ohio during 1895 and 1896. "In 1895," he writes, " I prepared and published a chart showing ..."

6. The Insect Book: A Popular Account of the Bees, Wasps, Ants, Grasshoppers by Leland Ossian Howard (1905)
"The odonata are slender insects with a very large head which moves most easily upon its slender neck, even rotating to a ..."

7. Journal of the New York Entomological Society by New York Entomological Society (1913)
"odonata IN RELATION TO THE HYDROPHYTIC ENVIRONMENT. ... and therefore, the odonata as a group belongs to the fauna of the hydrophytic area. tt The eggs are ..."

8. Entomology for Beginners for the Use of Young Folks, Fruit-growers, Farmers by Alpheus Spring Packard (1888)
"Synopsis of the odonata of America (Proc. Bost. Soc. Nat. ... Monograph of the earlier stages of the odonata (Trans. Amer. themis, etc. (Mem. Peab. Acad. ..."

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