dragonet

American

[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.

dragonet British

/ 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

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Etymology

Origin of dragonet

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

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