DRACUNCULUS

Dracunculus, genus Dracunculus

(noun) type genus of the family Dracunculidae

Dracunculus, genus Dracunculus

(noun) tuberous herbaceous perennials: dragon arum

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

dracunculus (plural dracunculi)

A dragonet, a fish of families Calliomyidae or Draconettidae.

The Guinea worm (Filaria medinensis, now Dracunculus medinensis).

Source: Wiktionary


Dra*cun"cu*lus, n.; pl. Dracunculi. Etym: [L., dim. of draco dragon.] (Zoöl.) (a) A fish; the dragonet. (b) The Guinea worm (Filaria medinensis).

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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