devil's darning needle n 1: common climber of eastern North America that sprawls over other plants and bears numerous panicles of small creamy white flowers [syn: {virgin's bower}, {old man's beard}, {Clematis virginiana}] 2: slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc. [syn: {dragonfly}, {darning needle}, {sewing needle}, {snake feeder}, {snake doctor}, {mosquito hawk}, {skeeter hawk}]