noun
- any insect of the order Odonata, including dragonflies and damselflies
Usage: scientific
Examples
- The odonate perched delicately on the water lily.
- Researchers studied the flight patterns of various odonates.
- This pond supports a diverse population of odonates.
- The odonate’s compound eyes give it excellent vision.
- Fossil odonates show these insects have existed for millions of years.
- The larval stage of an odonate is aquatic.