dracunculus
nounEtymology Borrowed from Latin dracunculus, diminutive of draco (“dragon”).
1
A dragonet, a fish of families Callionymidae or Draconettidae.
2
A Guinea worm (Filaria medinensis, now Dracunculus medinensis).
noun — 2 senses
Etymology Borrowed from Latin dracunculus, diminutive of draco (“dragon”).
A dragonet, a fish of families Callionymidae or Draconettidae.
A Guinea worm (Filaria medinensis, now Dracunculus medinensis).
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