Dracunculus

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Dracunculus
    n 1: tuberous herbaceous perennials: dragon arum [syn:
         {Dracunculus}, {genus Dracunculus}]
    2: type genus of the family Dracunculidae [syn: {Dracunculus},
       {genus Dracunculus}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Dracunculus \Dra*cun"cu*lus\, n.; pl. {Dracunculi}. [L., dim. of
   draco dragon.] (Zool.)
   (a) A fish; the dragonet.
   (b) The Guinea worm ({Filaria medinensis}).
       [1913 Webster]

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