"dragonhunter" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dragonhunters [plural]
Etymology: From dragon + hunter, because this insect hunts and eats other dragonflies. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|dragon|hunter}} dragon + hunter Head templates: {{en-noun}} dragonhunter (plural dragonhunters)
  1. A clubtail dragonfly native to the eastern United States and southeastern Canada; Hagenius brevistylus.
    Sense id: en-dragonhunter-en-noun-en:species Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 69 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 79 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 78 22
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: dragonhunters [plural], dragon hunter [alternative], dragon-hunter [alternative]
Etymology: From dragon + hunter. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|dragon|hunter}} dragon + hunter Head templates: {{en-noun}} dragonhunter (plural dragonhunters)
  1. (fantasy) One who hunts and slays dragons.
    Sense id: en-dragonhunter-en-noun-en:occupation Categories (other): Fantasy Topics: fantasy
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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