sea dragon
sea dragon noun: leafy sea dragon (Phycodurus eques).
Noun
sea dragon (plural sea dragons)
- leafy sea dragon (Phycodurus eques)
- weedy sea dragon (Phyllopteryx taeniolatus)
- ruby sea dragon (Phyllopteryx dewysea)
- A blue sea dragon, a sea slug of species Glaucus atlanticus.
- An ichthyosaur (dinosaur-age delphine marine reptile)
- A type of dragon that inhabits oceans.
- In the Gentleman's Magazine for the year 1749, we have an account of a ſea-dragon which was ſaid to be taken between Orford and Southwould, on the coaſt of Suffolk[.]1810, Charles Gould, Encyclopædia Britannica, volume XIX, Edinburgh: Archibald Constable and Co., page 68, column 2
- I may note that there is a bay, not far from this spot, among the Chusan islands, which has long been credited with being the abode of a great sea-dragon, and in passing over which junks take certain superstitious precautions.1886, Charles Gould, Mythical Monsters, London: W.H. Allen and Co., page 305
Forms of sea dragon
| plural | sea dragons |
|---|---|
| alternative form | seadragon |
Origin of sea dragon
From sea + dragon; in the mythic sense, some instances represent a learned calque of Old English sǣdraca, compound of sǣ (“sea”) + draca (“dragon”).
Questions about sea dragon
- What does sea dragon mean?
- Sea dragon means leafy sea dragon (Phycodurus eques).
- What part of speech is sea dragon?
- Sea dragon is a noun.
- What is the plural of sea dragon?
- The plural of sea dragon is sea dragons.
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