Snake Feeder (Noun)
Meaning
Slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc..
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The dragonfly, also colloquially referred to as a snake feeder due to its voracious appetite, played a vital role in balancing the local ecosystem.
- However, the term snake feeder generally associated itself with the insect's subsistence on other smaller subserpentine creatures and consequently higher-order species.
- Dragonflies, often affectionately called snake feeders for their voracious feeding habits on mosquito larvae and other small aquatic creatures, are known to have an impressive life cycle.
- Since we designated this particular region a snake feeder habitat and due to protective regulations set, researchers consider our efforts to preserve their natural habitats quite successful.
- During peak summer nights when larvae populations as adults begin feeding excessively, the snake feeder ultimately appears as a vital factor of the local environment and its sustenance.
Synonyms
- Sewing Needle
- Darning Needle
- Devil's Darning Needle
- Dragonfly
- Snake Doctor
- Mosquito Hawk
- Skeeter Hawk