dragonewt
noun/ˈdræɡᵊnnjuːt/UK/ˈdræɡənnut/US
Etymology
Borrowed from Japaneseドラゴニュート (doragonyūto), itself a transliteration of the English words dragon and newt, equivalent to dragon + newt. Reborrowed into English via Japanese fantasy and gaming media.
Definitions
A fictional reptilian humanoid creature with characteristics of both dragons and newts,…
A fictional reptilian humanoid creature with characteristics of both dragons and newts, often depicted with scales, tails, and reptilian features.
- ...Dragonewt in deadly mortal combat. At stake: the life of Biryu, the handsome son of Ryu-O, the Dragon King. Aiding Yohko are the mysterious sorceress Yanagi and Biryu's servant, Obaba; but unbeknownst to our intrepid heroine...
- For lizardmen, the average was fifty to seventy years—for dragonewts, two hundred or so. And even that figure was just from the reference books; nobody was sure exactly how long he may live.
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA