"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 Categories (topical): Measuring instruments, Oceanography, Temperature
    Sense id: en-dragon's_tail-en-noun-IdwTmx8L Disambiguation of Measuring instruments: 40 32 28 Disambiguation of Oceanography: 48 48 4 Disambiguation of Temperature: 78 10 12
  2. (heraldry) The sanguine (or murrey) tincture, when blazoning is done by the heavenly bodies. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Heraldic tinctures, Measuring instruments, Nautical, Oceanography
    Sense id: en-dragon's_tail-en-noun-rEpMMV4h Disambiguation of Measuring instruments: 40 32 28 Disambiguation of Nautical: 39 51 10 Disambiguation of Oceanography: 48 48 4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 59 3 Topics: government, heraldry, hobbies, lifestyle, monarchy, nobility, politics
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see dragon, tail. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Measuring instruments Related terms: tickle the dragon's tail
    Sense id: en-dragon's_tail-en-noun-PrrnKUV0 Disambiguation of Measuring instruments: 40 32 28

Inflected forms

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