dragonetn.
/ˈdraɡənɪt/ 1. A small or young dragon.
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the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > mythical creature or object > [noun] > dragon > of specific size or gender
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dragoness?1624
13.. K. Alis. 602 That signifieth the dragonet.
1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene i. xii. sig. L8v Some hidden nest Of many Dragonettes, his fruitfull seede.
1777 W. Mason Epist. Dr. Shebbeare 17 Each little dragonet, with brazen grin, Gapes for the precious prize, and gulps it in.
1821 C. Lamb Witches in Elia 1st Ser. From the womb of those crushed errors young dragonets would creep.
2. A fish of the genus Callionymus, esp. C. dracunculus.
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the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > order Perciformes (perches) > [noun] > suborder Callionymoidei (dragonets) > member of genus Callionymus (dragonet)
sea-dragon1551
quaviver1589
sculpin1672
sea spider1672
dracunculus1752
dragonet1769
dragon fish1769
1769 T. Pennant Brit. Zool. (new ed.) III. iv. 130 Dragonet, a name we have taken the liberty of forming, from the diminutive Dracunculus, a title given it by Rondeletius, and other authors.
1838 Johnston in Hist. Berwickshire Naturalists' Club 1 No. 6. 172 Callionymus dracunculus, Linn. Sordid Dragonet, Penn.
3. A South American lizard, Crocodilurus.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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