dragonet

[ drag-uh-net, drag-uh-nit ]

noun

1. any fish of the genus Callionymus, the species of which are small and usually brightly colored.

dragonet

/ ˈdræɡənɪt /

noun

1. any small spiny-finned fish of the family Callionymidae, having a flat head and a slender tapering brightly coloured body and living at the bottom of shallow seas

Word History and Origins

Origin of dragonet¹

1300–50; Middle English < Middle French; dragon, -et

Word History and Origins

Origin of dragonet¹

C14 (meaning: small dragon): from French; applied to fish C18

Example Sentences

As to the dragonet, he stuck out his nose, fixed his eyes, and fell a-thinking.

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Dragonet, the common name of small marine fishes constituting a special family (Callionymid).

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The male Callionymus lyra has been called the gemmeous dragonet 8“from its brilliant gem-like colours.”

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The gemmeous dragonet (Callionymus lyra) is found in the British seas.

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A name in the Frith of Forth for the dragonet or gowdie (Callionymus lyra).

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