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darning needle

noun

1 darning needle

A long needle with an eye large enough for heavy darning or embroidery thread.

synonym: embroidery needle.

Dutch: borduurnaald

2 darning needle

Slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc..

synonyms: devil's darning needle, dragonfly, mosquito hawk, sewing needle, skeeter hawk, snake doctor, snake feeder.

Dutch: libel, libellen
Polish: ważka


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