English Explanatory Dictionary

dragonhunter

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A clubtail dragonfly native to the eastern United States and southeastern Canada; Hagenius brevistylus.

noun

One who hunts and slays dragons.

Word forms

dragonhunter dragonhunters dragon hunter dragon-hunter

Etymology

From dragon + hunter, because this insect hunts and eats other dragonflies.

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