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noun
Various sea animals that are likened to dragons:
Certain fish:
leafy sea dragon (Phycodurus eques)
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noun
Various sea animals that are likened to dragons:
Certain fish:
weedy sea dragon (Phyllopteryx taeniolatus)
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noun
Various sea animals that are likened to dragons:
Certain fish:
ruby sea dragon (Phyllopteryx dewysea)
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noun
Various sea animals that are likened to dragons:
A blue sea dragon, a sea slug of species Glaucus atlanticus.
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noun
An ichthyosaur (dinosaur-age delphine marine reptile)
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Usage: UK, dated
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noun
A type of dragon that inhabits oceans.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: fantasy, human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
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History
From sea + dragon; in the mythic sense, some instances represent a learned calque of Old English sǣdraca, compound of sǣ (“sea”) + draca (“dragon”).
