sewing needle
1. a needle used in sewing to pull thread through cloth • Hypernyms: needle • Hyponyms: darning needle, embroidery needle, sharp, upholstery needle 2. slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc. • Syn: dragonfly, darning needle, devil's darning needle, snake feeder, snake doctor, mosquito hawk, skeeter hawk • Hypernyms: odonate
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