dragonet

drag·on·et

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [drag-uh-net, drag-uh-nit]
- /ˌdræg əˈnɛt, ˈdræg ə nɪt/
- /drˈaɡənˌet/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [drag-uh-net, drag-uh-nit]
- /ˌdræg əˈnɛt, ˈdræg ə nɪt/

Definitions of dragonet word

noun dragonet any fish of the genus Callionymus, the species of which are small and usually brightly colored. 1
noun dragonet A marine fish that often lies partly buried in the seabed. The male is brightly colored. 1
noun dragonet 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 0
noun dragonet a small dragon 0
noun dragonet any of a percoid family (Callionymidae) of small, brightly colored, scaleless, tropical reef fishes 0
noun dragonet A small dragon. 0

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Origin of dragonet

First appearance:

before 1300

One of the 15% oldest English words

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

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Parts of speech for Dragonet

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Dragonet

dragonet popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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