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dracunculus

dracunculus noun: a dragonet, a fish of families Callionymidae or Draconettidae.

dracunculus: a dragonet, a fish of families Callionymidae or Draconettidae
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Noun

dracunculus (plural dracunculi)

  1. A dragonet, a fish of families Callionymidae or Draconettidae.
  2. A Guinea worm (Filaria medinensis, now Dracunculus medinensis).

Forms of dracunculus

pluraldracunculi

Origin of dracunculus

Borrowed from Latin dracunculus, diminutive of draco (“dragon”).

Questions about dracunculus

What does dracunculus mean?
Dracunculus means a dragonet, a fish of families Callionymidae or Draconettidae.
What part of speech is dracunculus?
Dracunculus is a noun.
What is the plural of dracunculus?
The plural of dracunculus is dracunculi.

Words near dracunculus in the dictionary

  1. dracunculiasis
  2. dracunculiosis
  3. dracunculoid
  4. dracunculoids
  5. dracunculosis
  6. dracunculus
  7. Dracut
  8. Draddy
  9. Draddys
  10. dradge
  11. Draeger

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