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noun
A dragonet, a fish of families Callionymidae or Draconettidae.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A Guinea worm (Filaria medinensis, now Dracunculus medinensis).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
type genus of the family Dracunculidae
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: genus Dracunculus
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Broader terms: worm genus
noun
tuberous herbaceous perennials: dragon arum
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: genus Dracunculus
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Broader terms: monocot genus, liliopsid genus
History
Borrowed from Latin dracunculus, diminutive of draco (“dragon”).
