The Collaborative International Dictionary
Anthropoides virgo
Demoiselle \De`moi`selle"\, n. [F. See Damsel.]
A young lady; a damsel; a lady's maid.
(Zo["o]l.) The Numidian crane ( Anthropoides virgo); -- so called on account of the grace and symmetry of its form and movements.
(Zo["o]l.) A beautiful, small dragon fly of the genus Agrion.