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Dutch angel dragon

Dutch angel dragon noun: a fictional anthropomorphic (furry) creature adorned with fur and a horse-like body, rounded snout, avian wings, digitigrade legs and an elongated tail; they usually possess no digestive tract, sex organs nor the ability to speak, communicating only in chirps and squeaks.

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Noun

Dutch angel dragon (plural Dutch angel dragons)

  1. (slang) A fictional anthropomorphic (furry) creature adorned with fur and a horse-like body, rounded snout, avian wings, digitigrade legs and an elongated tail; they usually possess no digestive tract, sex organs nor the ability to speak, communicating only in chirps and squeaks.
    • Just like mainstream fashion trends, fursuit trends are constantly changing and evolving. According to Beastcub, a veteran fursuit designer, Dutch Angel Dragons and Monokits are the hot species of the moment in fursuit fashion, but she still receives plenty of requests for unique creatures.2015 July 9, Sydney Parker, “The Fursuit of Happiness: High Fashion in Furry Fandom”, in Racked, archived from the original on 27 Mar 2021
    • It'll be good to see you to! And yup I’ll be entering the dance competition again this year :3 this year I'll be have my dachshund and my Dutch angel dragon~2017 December 30, @Mnemosurgeons, Twitter
    Synonyms:
    DAD, Dutchie

Synonyms of Dutch angel dragon

Forms of Dutch angel dragon

pluralDutch angel dragons

Origin of Dutch angel dragon

Coined and conceived in 2009 by costume and fursuit designer Deanna "Ino" Biesemeyer, from Dutch (“a male given name”) + angel + dragon. So-called because the fictional characters are guardian angels and ostensibly resemble dragons, and named after (and inspired by) her late palomino gelding horse, Dutch, who died in 2006.

Questions about Dutch angel dragon

What does Dutch angel dragon mean?
Dutch angel dragon means a fictional anthropomorphic (furry) creature adorned with fur and a horse-like body, rounded snout, avian wings, digitigrade legs and an elongated tail; they usually possess no digestive tract, sex organs nor the ability to speak, communicating only in chirps and squeaks.
What part of speech is Dutch angel dragon?
Dutch angel dragon is a noun.
What is the plural of Dutch angel dragon?
The plural of Dutch angel dragon is Dutch angel dragons.

Words near Dutch angel dragon in the dictionary

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  8. Dutch angle
  9. Dutch angles
  10. Dutch arrow
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