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dragonet

noun
/ˈdɹæɡənɛt/

Etymology

From Middle English dragonet, from Middle French dragonet. By surface analysis, dragon + -et.

  1. derived from dragonet
  2. inherited from dragonet

Definitions

  1. A small dragon.

    • in his wombe might lurke some hidden nest / Of many Dragonets, his fruitfull seed […]

  2. Any of the small perciform marine fish of the families Callionymidae and Draconettidae…

    Any of the small perciform marine fish of the families Callionymidae and Draconettidae (slope dragonets) found mainly in the tropical waters of the western Indo-Pacific, the family containing approximately 186 species in 18 genera.

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Derived

high-finned dragonet, mandarin dragonet, ocellated dragonet, picturesque dragonet, scooter dragonet, slope dragonet, spotted dragonet

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA