"earthdrake" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: earthdrakes [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English *erthedrake, from Old English eorþdraca (“earth dragon”), equivalent of earth + drake. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|*erthedrake}} Middle English *erthedrake, {{inh|en|ang|eorþdraca||earth dragon}} Old English eorþdraca (“earth dragon”), {{compound|en|earth|drake}} earth + drake Head templates: {{en-noun}} earthdrake (plural earthdrakes)
  1. (in early Anglo-Saxon literature) a dragon. Categories (topical): Dragons Synonyms: earth-drake, earth drake Related terms: firedrake, nithedrake, seadrake

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