Definition of DRACUNCULUS

dracunculus

Meanings

Plural: dracunculi

Noun

  • tuberous herbaceous perennials: dragon arum
  • type genus of the family Dracunculidae
  • A dragonet, a fish of families Callionymidae or Draconettidae.
  • A Guinea worm (Filaria medinensis, now Dracunculus medinensis).

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dracunculus, diminutive of draco (“dragon”).

Synonyms

genus Dracunculus

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