dragonet
/ˈdraɡ(ə)nɪt
/noun
A marine fish which often lies partly buried in the seabed. The male is brightly coloured.
- Two genera in the family Callionymidae: several species, in particular the European Callionymus lyra.
- My X-ray-eyed buddy Gary spotted a dragonet partly buried in the mud; a butterfish lived up to its name by making a rapid departure.
- Snake eels, blue-ribbon eels, exotic dragonets, inimicus scorpionfish, stonefish, seahorses and a host of other well-camouflaged species will slowly reveal themselves.
Origin
Middle English (denoting a small dragon): from Old French, diminutive of dragon 'dragon'.
- pale crepe
- pale crêpe
- paleencephalon
- paleface
- pale-faced
- Paleian
- paleic
- paleichthyological
- paleichthyologist
- paleichthyology
- pale into insignificance
- Palekh
- pale laurel
- palely
- paleman
- Palembang
- paleness
- pale November moth
- Palenque
- paleo-
- paleoanthropic
- paleoanthropology
- Paleo-Asiatic
- paleobiology
- paleobotany