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dracunculus.

A dragonet, a fish of families Callionymidae or Draconettidae.

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Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A dragonet, a fish of families Callionymidae or Draconettidae.

  2. A Guinea worm (Filaria medinensis, now Dracunculus medinensis).

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin dracunculus, diminutive of draco (“dragon”).

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