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单词 dragonet
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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.

Origin of dragonet

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

Words nearby dragonet

dragoman, dragon, dragon beam, drag one's ass, drag one's feet, dragonet, dragonfish, dragonfly, dragon fruit, dragonhead, dragon lady
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Example sentences 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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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