[ 'drag(ə)nɪt ]
■ noun a small marine fish of which the male is brightly coloured. [ Callionymus lyra and other species.]
Origin
ME (denoting a small dragon): from OFr., dimin. of dragon 'dragon'.
[ 'drag(ə)nɪt ]
■ noun a small marine fish of which the male is brightly coloured. [ Callionymus lyra and other species.]
Origin
ME (denoting a small dragon): from OFr., dimin. of dragon 'dragon'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004