dragonet
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dragonet
- /ˈdɹæɡənɛt/
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From Middle English dragonet, from Middle French dragonet. By surface analysis, dragon + -et.
noun dragonets
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A small dragon.
in his wombe might lurke some hidden nest / Of many Dragonets, his fruitfull seed […]
Similar: dragling, dragonette, dragonlet, dragonling, drakelet
- 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.
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noun small dragon
| Français | dragonnet, dragonnette |
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noun fish of the family Callionymidae
| 日本語 | 鼠坊 nezubo |
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| Deutsch | Leierfisch |
| Italiano | dragonetto |
| Ελληνικά | δράκαινα drákaina |
Talk about this word "dragonet." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/dragonet. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. dragonet. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/dragonet "dragonet." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/dragonet.Cite this
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