dracontine

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adjective

of, related to, or depicting a dragon.

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Meanings

adjectivedracontine (not comparable)
  1. not comparableof, related to, or depicting a dragon.

    There with malignant patience He sate in fell despite, Till this dracontine cockatrice Should break its way to light.

    1830 July, Robert Southey, “The Young Dragon. Part I.”, in The Poetical Works of Robert Southey. […], volume VI, London: […] [Andrew Spottiswoode] for Longman, Orme, Brown, Green, & Longmans, […], published 1838, →OCLC, page 263

    Synonyms: draconine

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveof, related to, or depicting a dragon.

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Origin

From Ancient Greek δρᾰ́κοντ- (drắkont-, “dragon”) + -ine.

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APA

dracontine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dracontine

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“dracontine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dracontine. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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