Ent. Obs. [mod.L. (Moufet 1634); perh. an application of L. lībella (see LEVEL sb.), with reference to the horizontal extension of the wings.] An early scientific name for the dragon-fly. (Cf. LIBELLULA.)
1694. Libellæ [see DRAGON-FLY].
1774. Goldsm., Nat. Hist., Insects, II. ii. Of the Libella, or Dragon-fly.
