dragonet
/ˈdɹæɡənɛt/
dragonet noun: a small dragon.
Noun
dragonet (plural dragonets)
- A small dragon.
- in his wombe might lurke some hidden nest / Of many Dragonets, his fruitfull seed […]1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book I, Canto XII”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC
- Synonyms:
- dragling, dragonette, dragonlet, dragonling, drakelet
- Any of the small perciform marine fish of the families Callionymidae and Draconettidae (slope dragonets) found mainly in the tropical waters of the western Indo-Pacific, the family containing approximately 186 species in 18 genera.
dragonet meaning in Tamil
dragonet in Tamil
- நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மீன் இனங்களில் ஒன்றாகும்
Synonyms of dragonet
Forms of dragonet
| plural | dragonets |
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Origin of dragonet
From Middle English dragonet, from Middle French dragonet. By surface analysis, dragon + -et.
Words formed from dragonet
- high-finned dragonet
- mandarin dragonet
- ocellated dragonet
- picturesque dragonet
- rough-headed dragonet
- scooter dragonet
- slope dragonet
- spotted dragonet
Questions about dragonet
- What does dragonet mean?
- Dragonet means a small dragon.
- What is dragonet in Tamil?
- Dragonet in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மீன் இனங்களில் ஒன்றாகும். See Dragonet meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is dragonet?
- Dragonet is a noun.
- How do you pronounce dragonet?
- Dragonet is pronounced /ˈdɹæɡənɛt/.
- What is the plural of dragonet?
- The plural of dragonet is dragonets.
Words near dragonet in the dictionary
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