Odonata n 1: dragonflies and damselflies [syn: {Odonata}, {order Odonata}]
Odonata \O*don"a*ta\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. 'odoy`s, 'odo`ntos, a tooth.] (Zool.) The division of insects that includes the dragon flies. [1913 Webster]