"dragon's tail" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dragon's tails [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} dragon's tail (countable and uncountable, plural dragon's tails)
  1. (countable) A thermistor that is towed behind a ship to measure the ocean's temperature. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-dragon's_tail-en-noun-IdwTmx8L Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Measuring instruments, Nautical, Temperature Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 92 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 8 Disambiguation of Measuring instruments: 61 39 Disambiguation of Nautical: 100 0 Disambiguation of Temperature: 100 0
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see dragon, tail. Tags: countable, uncountable Related terms: tickle the dragon's tail
    Sense id: en-dragon's_tail-en-noun-PrrnKUV0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Oceanography Disambiguation of Oceanography: 0 0

Inflected forms

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