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snake doctor

/sneɪk ˈdɒktər/

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/sneɪk ˈdɒktər/informalamerican
  • ruРазговорный термин, используемый на юге США для обозначения стрекозы, часто связанный с фольклором о том, что стрекозы могут контролировать змей или возвращать их к жизни.

A colloquial term used in the southern United States for a dragonfly, often associated with folklore that dragonflies can control snakes or bring them back to life.

  1. B1informalamerican

    A common term in the Southern United States for a dragonfly, based on folklore that they can heal snakes.

    ruСтрекоза

    • We saw a snake doctor hovering over the pond.
    • The children were fascinated by the snake doctor's wings.
    • In the South, people often call dragonflies snake doctors.