Dräg'on-ēt, n.
n. 1. A little dragon. Spenser.
Sense 2. (Ichth.) A genus of fishes (Callionymus) belonging to the goby family. Its ventral fins are widely separated, larger than the pectoral, and situated under the throat; the head is oblong and depressed, the eyes on the top of the head, and close together, and the body smooth and without scales.
C. dracunculus is the fox of the Kentish coast, and the sculpin of Cornwall; C. cyra, the gemmeous dragonet or yellow sculpin of Cornwall, and is characterized by the brilliancy of its hues.