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dem·oi·selle
(dĕm′wə-zĕl′)[French, damsel, from Old French dameisele; see damsel.]
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demoiselle
(dəmwɑːˈzɛl)n
1. (Animals) Also called: demoiselle crane or Numidian crane a small crane, Anthropoides virgo, of central Asia, N Africa, and SE Europe, having grey plumage with long black breast feathers and white ear tufts
2. (Animals) a less common name for a damselfly
3. (Animals) another name for damselfish
4. a literary word for damsel
[C16: from French: young woman; see damsel]
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dem•oi•selle
(ˌdɛm wəˈzɛl, ˌdɛm ə-)n.
1. an unmarried girl or young woman.
2. a small gray crane, Anthropoides virgo, of N Africa and Eurasia, with white neck plumes.
3. a damselfly, esp. of the genus Agrion.
4. damselfish.
[1760–70; < French; see damsel]
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Noun | 1. | demoiselle - a young unmarried woman |
2. | demoiselle - small brilliantly colored tropical marine fishes of coral reefs family Pomacentridae, Pomacentridae - damselfishes beaugregory, Pomacentrus leucostictus - a blue and yellow damselfish of Bermuda and Florida and the West Indies anemone fish - live associated with sea anemones Abudefduf saxatilis, sergeant major - large blue-grey black-striped damselfish; nearly worldwide |
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