"dracunculus" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dracunculi [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin dracunculus, diminutive of draco (“dragon”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|dracunculus}} Latin dracunculus, {{m|la|draco||dragon}} draco (“dragon”) Head templates: {{en-noun|dracunculi}} dracunculus (plural dracunculi)
  1. A dragonet, a fish of families Calliomyidae or Draconettidae. Categories (lifeform): Fish
    Sense id: en-dracunculus-en-noun-jfpZqf65 Disambiguation of Fish: 67 33
  2. A Guinea worm (Filaria medinensis, now Dracunculus medinensis). Categories (lifeform): Nematodes
    Sense id: en-dracunculus-en-noun-26zx~GlS Disambiguation of Nematodes: 12 88 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 85 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 11 89

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