Dră-cūn'cu-lus, n.

n.; pl. DRA-CŪN'CU-LĪ. [Lat., diminutive of draco, dragon.]

1. (Bot.) A plant of the Arum family, and genus Dracunculus. It has a long stalk, spotted like a serpent’s belly.
2. (Entom.) The Filaria medinensis of Linnæus, or Guinea-worm; — supposed to be a worm which penetrates the skin, and insinuates itself between the muscles, of the human species.
3. (Ichth.) A fish of the genus Callionymus; the dragonet.