dragonewt
Syllables: dra·go·newtUK/ˈdræɡᵊnnjuːt/US/ˈdræɡənnut/
dragonewt noun: a fictional reptilian humanoid creature with characteristics of both dragons and newts, often depicted with scales, tails, and reptilian features.
Noun
dragonewt (plural dragonewts)
- A fictional reptilian humanoid creature with characteristics of both dragons and newts, often depicted with scales, tails, and reptilian features.
- ...Dragonewt in deadly mortal combat. At stake: the life of Biryu, the handsome son of Ryu-O, the Dragon King. Aiding Yohko are the mysterious sorceress Yanagi and Biryu's servant, Obaba; but unbeknownst to our intrepid heroine...1997, Trish Ledoux, Doug Ranney, The Complete Anime Guide: Japanese Animation Film Directory & Resource Guide, Tiger Mountain Press, →ISBN, page 94
- Dragonewts are reptilian humanoids who progress through a series of forms as they hone their state of mystical attunement with their draconic natures. This transformation occurs via reincarnation. When a dragonewt dies, its soul migrates into a new egg.2006, Robin D. Laws, Matthew Sprange, Glorantha: the Second Age, Mongoose Publishing, →ISBN, page 6
Examples of dragonewt in a sentence
- For lizardmen, the average was fifty to seventy years—for dragonewts, two hundred or so.2014, Fuse, chapter 3, in Kevin Gifford, transl., That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, Vol. 3, Little, Brown & Company, translation of...
- In a fantastical future ruled by dragonewts, human dominance is a thing of the past.2019, Kiyohisa Tanaka, Juana and the Dragonewt's Seven Kingdoms, Volume 1, Seven Seas Entertainment, translation of original in Japanese...
- In How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom, voice actor Aimi plays the role of Carla Vargas (pictured below), a dragonewt who is the daughter of General Castor Vargas of Elfrieden.2021 April 10, Paul Chapman, “Aimi Joins the Cast of How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom TV Anime”, in Crunchyroll:
Forms of dragonewt
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Origin of dragonewt
Borrowed from Japaneseドラゴニュート (doragonyūto), itself a transliteration of the English words dragon and newt, equivalent to dragon + newt. Reborrowed into English via Japanese fantasy and gaming media.
Words that rhyme with dragonewt
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- cute
- moot
- overshoot
- recruit
- salute
- volute
- dispute
- impute
- pollute
- scoot
- snoot
- substitute
- chute
- depute
- dilute
- hoot
- loot
- pursuit
- reboot
- scute
- uproot
- Beirut
- cahoot
- Clute
- convolute
- lute
- zoot
- ablute
- Aleut
- argute
- astute
- beaut
- bruit
- compute
- coot
- doot
- en route
- glout
- jute
- minute
- newt
- poot
- refute
- repute
- resolute
- 'tute
- angel lute
- butte
Questions about dragonewt
- What does dragonewt mean?
- Dragonewt means a fictional reptilian humanoid creature with characteristics of both dragons and newts, often depicted with scales, tails, and reptilian features.
- How do you use dragonewt in a sentence?
- For lizardmen, the average was fifty to seventy years—for dragonewts, two hundred or so.
- What part of speech is dragonewt?
- Dragonewt is a noun.
- How do you pronounce dragonewt?
- Dragonewt is pronounced /ˈdræɡᵊnnjuːt/ (UK).
- What is the plural of dragonewt?
- The plural of dragonewt is dragonewts.
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