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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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