darning needle

n 1: a long needle with an eye large enough for heavy darning or

embroidery thread [syn: {embroidery needle}]

2: slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings

that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on

mosquitoes etc. [syn: {dragonfly}, {devil's darning needle},

{sewing needle}, {snake feeder}, {snake doctor}, {mosquito

hawk}, {skeeter hawk}]