black dragon

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black dragon

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In sense 2, a calque of Chinese 烏龍 /乌龙 (wūlóng).

noun black dragons

uncountable Synonym of black tar heroin.
Similar: black tar heroin
uncountable Oolong tea or any of certain types thereof.
countable, slang A hyper-melanistic (all black) Asian water monitor. Hyper melanistic water monitors or “black dragons” are a naturally occurring heritable color phase. Black dragons from the Thailand locality, generally are referred to as the subspecies komaini.
countable, uncountable Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see black, dragon.

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@misc{black_dragon_2026,
  title = {black dragon},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/black%20dragon},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}