dragonet

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

/ ˌdræg əˈnɛt, ˈdræg ə nɪt /

noun

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

Words nearby dragonet

dragon's blood, dragon's head, dragon's mouth, dragon's tail, dragon's teeth, dragonet, dragonfish, dragonfly, dragonhead, dragonnade, dragonroot

Origin of dragonet

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

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Examples from the Web for dragonet

A name in the Frith of Forth for the dragonet or gowdie (Callionymus lyra).
The Sailor's Word-Book|William Henry Smyth
Dragonet, the common name of small marine fishes constituting a special family (Callionymid).
The New Gresham Encyclopedia|Various
As to the dragonet, he stuck out his nose, fixed his eyes, and fell a-thinking.
Brothers of Pity and Other Tales of Beasts and Men|Juliana Horatia Gatty Ewing

British Dictionary definitions for dragonet

dragonet

/ (ˈdræɡənɪt) /

noun

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

Word Origin for dragonet

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

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