dragonet

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A small dragon.
  2. 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.

Pronunciation

drăg'ən /ˈdɹæɡənɛt/

Word forms

dragonet dragonets

Etymology

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

Related words

Gobiidae

Derived words

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