how to pronounce damselfly

/ˈdæm.zəl.flaɪ/

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damselfly is pronounced in three syllables

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dæmzəlflaɪ

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meanings of damselfly

noun:

  1. Any of various insects of the suborder Zygoptera that have long slender bodies, and are similar to dragonflies but having wings folded when at rest.

damselfly frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word damselfly occurs in english on average 0 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics damselfly can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that damselfly can be often used in the following areas:

1) life, nature, and living environment;

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