Definitions for: Demoiselle


[n] small brilliantly colored tropical marine fishes of coral reefs
[n] a young unmarried woman



Webster (1913) Definition: De`moi`selle", n. [F. See Damsel.]
1. A young lady; a damsel; a lady's maid.

2. (Zo["o]l.) The Numidian crane (Anthropoides virgo); --
so called on account of the grace and symmetry of its form
and movements.

3. (Zo["o]l.) A beautiful, small dragon fly of the genus
Agrion.

Synonyms: damoiselle, damosel, damozel, damsel, damselfish

See Also: Abudefduf saxatilis, anemone fish, beaugregory, family Pomacentridae, maid, maiden, percoid, percoid fish, percoidean, Pomacentridae, Pomacentrus leucostictus, sergeant major

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