"firedragon" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: firedragons [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English fyre dragon; equivalent to fire + dragon, modelled after firedrake. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|fyre dragon}} Middle English fyre dragon, {{compound|en|fire|dragon}} fire + dragon, {{m|en|firedrake}} firedrake Head templates: {{en-noun}} firedragon (plural firedragons)
  1. A fiery dragon; firedrake. Categories (topical): Dragons
    Sense id: en-firedragon-en-noun-c-Vri6-0 Disambiguation of Dragons: 80 20
  2. A fiery meteor.
    Sense id: en-firedragon-en-noun-9PeGENNM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 84 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 6 94

Inflected forms

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