What other names do you have around here for the dragonfly?
| NR | 215 |
| DARNING NEEDLE | 199 |
| SNAKE DOCTOR | 195 |
| MOSQUITO HAWK | 108 |
| SNAKE FEEDER | 100 |
| DRAGONFLY | 81 |
| DEVIL’S DARNING NEEDLE | 61 |
| SKEETER HAWK | 32 |
| HORSEFLY | 11 |
| NH | 11 |
| SEWING NEEDLE | 9 |
| WATER DIPPER | 5 |
| BLUEBOTTLE | 4 |
| NEEDLE | 4 |
| SNAKE FLY | 4 |
| DAMSEL FLY | 3 |
| DEVIL’S NEEDLE | 3 |
| NEEDLE FLY | 3 |
| AIRPLANE FLY | 2 |
| BOTTLE FLY | 2 |
| DARN NEEDLE | 2 |
| DEVIL’S DARN NEEDLE | 2 |
| FLY | 2 |
| HELICOPTER | 2 |
| MOSQUITO CATCHER | 2 |
| MOSQUITO FLY | 2 |
| SKIMMER | 2 |
| SNAKE CHARMER | 2 |
| SPINDLE | 2 |
| STINGER | 2 |
| STITCHER | 2 |
| AIRPLANE | 1 |
| AIRPLANE BUG | 1 |
| BIG MOSQUITO | 1 |
| BLUE DRAGON | 1 |
| BLUEFLY | 1 |
| BLUE-TAIL FLY | 1 |
| DAMOSELLE | 1 |
| DEVIL FLY | 1 |
| DEVIL HORSE | 1 |
| DEVIL’S HORNET | 1 |
| DEVIL’S HORSE | 1 |
| DEVIL’S RIDING HORSE | 1 |
| DOCTOR | 1 |
| DOCTOR’S FLY | 1 |
| DRY FLY | 1 |
| EAR CUTTER | 1 |
| EAR SEWER | 1 |
| EEL FLY | 1 |
| EYE STITCHER | 1 |
| FISH FEEDER | 1 |
| FOUR-EYES | 1 |
| GALNIPPER | 1 |
| GAUZE HAWK | 1 |
| HAWK | 1 |
| HELICOPTERS | 1 |
| JARFLY | 1 |
| JULY FLY | 1 |
| KINGFISHER FLY | 1 |
| LONG-ASS BUTTERFLY | 1 |
| MEASURING STICK | 1 |
| MOSQUITO | 1 |
| NEEDLE BUG | 1 |
| OLD LADY’S DARNING NEEDLE | 1 |
| PERCH BUG | 1 |
| PINAO | 1 |
| PRAYING MURMUR | 1 |
| SCHLANGEDOKTER | 1 |
| SEWER | 1 |
| SEWING BUG | 1 |
| SKEETER | 1 |
| SNAKE EATER | 1 |
| SNYDER | 1 |
| TOMBO | 1 |
| TUMBLING BUG | 1 |
| WATER BEATER | 1 |
| WATER FLY | 1 |
| WATER MOSQUITO | 1 |
| WATER SKIPPER | 1 |
| WITCH DOCTOR | 1 |
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