竹蜻蛉

Japanese

kanjitab
Definitions
  • a bamboo-copter, a helicopter toy, consisting of a short bamboo or wooden dowel with a propeller affixed to one end, that flies when the dowel is spun and released

Etymology

Compound from Japanese 竹 (bamboo) + Japanese 蜻蛉 (dragonfly).

Origin

Japanese

蜻蛉

Gloss

dragonfly

Concept
Semantic Field

Animals

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Emoji

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