agrion

See also: Agrion and agrión

English

Etymology

From the neuter, ἄγρῐον (ágrĭon), of Ancient Greek ἄγριος (ágrios, “wild, fierce; living in open fields”).

Noun

agrion (plural agrions)

1. Any of several damselflies of the genus Calopteryx (syn. Agrion).

References

• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “agrion”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
• Calopteryx (insect) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Calopteryx (Calopterygidae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Calopteryx on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Anagrams

• Gainor, Girona, ignaro, oaring, onagri, origan

French

Noun

agrion m (plural agrions)

1. agrion

Further reading

• “agrion”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.