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demoiselle

demoiselle is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.(Zoöl.) The Numidian crane (Antropoides virgo); -- so called on account of the grace and symmetry of its form and movements.
  2. 2.(Zoöl.) A beautiful, small dragon fly of the genus Agrion.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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