Home › Words › S › spreadwingspreadwingspreadwing means any of a number of damselfies of the family Lestidae, which are larger than most damselflies and differ from them as they hold their wings at an angle away from their bodies.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, spreadwing ranks #8,564 of 42,747 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom spread + wing.nounAny of a number of damselfies of the family Lestidae, which are larger than most damselflies and differ from them as they hold their wings at an angle away from their bodies.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).