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Demoiselle

Demoiselle Meaning & Definition
Demoiselle Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Demoiselle?

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

Synonyms | Synonyms for Demoiselle: damoiselle | damosel | damozel | damsel | damselfish

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

Demoiselle In Webster's Dictionary

\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}.

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