"dracunculus" meaning in All languages combined

See dracunculus on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: dracunculi [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin dracunculus, diminutive of draco (“dragon”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|dracunculus}} Latin dracunculus Head templates: {{en-noun|dracunculi}} dracunculus (plural dracunculi)
  1. A dragonet, a fish of families Calliomyidae or Draconettidae.
    Sense id: en-dracunculus-en-noun-jfpZqf65 Categories (other): Fish Disambiguation of Fish: 73 27
  2. A Guinea worm (Filaria medinensis, now Dracunculus medinensis).
    Sense id: en-dracunculus-en-noun-26zx~GlS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Nematodes Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 85 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 9 65 14 7 2 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 68 15 4 1 1 Disambiguation of Nematodes: 19 81

Noun [Latin]

IPA: [draˈkʊŋ.kʊ.ɫʊs] [Classical-Latin], [d̪räˈkuŋ.ku.lus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From dracō, dracōnis (“dragon”) + -culus. Etymology templates: {{af|la|dracō|-culus|alt1=dracō, dracōnis|gloss1=dragon}} dracō, dracōnis (“dragon”) + -culus Head templates: {{la-noun|dracunculus<2>}} dracunculus m (genitive dracunculī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|dracunculus<2>}} Forms: dracunculī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], dracunculus [nominative, singular], dracunculī [nominative, plural], dracunculī [genitive, singular], dracunculōrum [genitive, plural], dracunculō [dative, singular], dracunculīs [dative, plural], dracunculum [accusative, singular], dracunculōs [accusative, plural], dracunculō [ablative, singular], dracunculīs [ablative, plural], dracuncule [singular, vocative], dracunculī [plural, vocative]
  1. diminutive of dracō: a small dragon or serpent Tags: declension-2, diminutive, form-of, masculine Form of: dracō (extra: a small dragon or serpent)
    Sense id: en-dracunculus-la-noun-OkCdIvSb Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin masculine nouns in the second declension, Spices and herbs Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 44 47 4 5 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the second declension: 26 24 26 24 Disambiguation of Spices and herbs: 49 29 10 12
  2. a thread twisted like a serpent Tags: declension-2, masculine
    Sense id: en-dracunculus-la-noun-vqH6iFqd Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin masculine nouns in the second declension, Latin terms suffixed with -culus Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 44 47 4 5 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the second declension: 26 24 26 24 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -culus: 35 46 9 10
  3. a sort of fish, dragonet Tags: declension-2, masculine
    Sense id: en-dracunculus-la-noun-4XREqFxF Categories (other): Latin masculine nouns in the second declension Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the second declension: 26 24 26 24
  4. tarragon Tags: declension-2, masculine
    Sense id: en-dracunculus-la-noun-wiDhIPti Categories (other): Latin masculine nouns in the second declension Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the second declension: 26 24 26 24

Inflected forms

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