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English noun: devil's darning needle | |||
| 1. | devil's darning needle (plant) common climber of eastern North America that sprawls over other plants and bears numerous panicles of small creamy white flowers | ||
| Synonyms | Clematis virginiana, old man's beard, virgin's bower | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | clematis | ||
| 2. | devil's darning needle (animal) slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc. | ||
| Synonyms | darning needle, dragonfly, mosquito hawk, sewing needle, skeeter hawk, snake doctor, snake feeder | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | odonate | ||
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