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English noun: sewing needle

1. sewing needle (artifact) a needle used in sewing to pull thread through cloth


Broader (hypernym)needle


Narrower (hyponym)darning needle, embroidery needle, sharp, upholstery needle

2. sewing needle (animal) slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc.


Synonymsdarning needle, devil's darning needle, dragonfly, mosquito hawk, skeeter hawk, snake doctor, snake feeder


Broader (hypernym)odonate









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