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‖Demoiselle (?), n. [F. See Damsel.]
1. A young lady; a damsel; a lady's maid.
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2. (Zool.) The Numidian crane (Anthropoides virgo); -- so called on account of the grace and symmetry of its form and movements.
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3. (Zool.) A beautiful, small dragon fly of the genus Agrion.
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