Associations to the word «Demoiselle»

Wiktionary

DEMOISELLE, noun. A damselfly of the family Calopterygidae.
DEMOISELLE, noun. A young lady; a damsel; a lady's maid.
DEMOISELLE, noun. The Numidian crane (Grus virgo); so called on account of the grace and symmetry of its form and movements.
DEMOISELLE CRANE, noun. A crane, Anthropoides virgo, found in central Asia, 85-100 centimeters long with a loud trumpeting call.
DEMOISELLE CRANES, noun. Plural of demoiselle crane

Dictionary definition

DEMOISELLE, noun. A young unmarried woman.
DEMOISELLE, noun. Small brilliantly colored tropical marine fishes of coral reefs.

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