dragonet

[ drag-uh-net, drag-uh-nit ]

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noun

any fish of the genus Callionymus, the species of which are small and usually brightly colored.

dragonet

/ ˈdræɡənɪt /

any small spiny-finned fish of the family Callionymidae, having a flat head and a slender tapering brightly coloured body and living at the bottom of shallow seas

1300–50; Middle English < Middle French; dragon, -et

C14 (meaning: small dragon): from French; applied to fish C18

As to the dragonet, he stuck out his nose, fixed his eyes, and fell a-thinking.

Dragonet, the common name of small marine fishes constituting a special family (Callionymid).

The male Callionymus lyra has been called the gemmeous dragonet 8“from its brilliant gem-like colours.”

The gemmeous dragonet (Callionymus lyra) is found in the British seas.

A name in the Frith of Forth for the dragonet or gowdie (Callionymus lyra).

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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