Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

black dragon

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.37 in modern English

Syllables: black- -drag-on
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of black tar heroin.

Uncountable

noun

Oolong tea or any of certain types thereof.

Uncountable

noun

A hyper-melanistic (all black) Asian water monitor.

Countable; Slang

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see black, dragon.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Hyper melanistic water monitors or “black dragons” are a naturally occurring heritable color phase. Black dragons from the Thailand locality, generally are referred to as the subspecies komaini."
"Some say that Black Dragons^([sic]) (a.k.a komaini) stay smaller than the mainland water monitors."
"Hey guys I’ve been looking at buying a black dragon […] I came across one on morph market told me his black dragon monitors are on the smaller side cause of localities […]"

Etymology

In sense 2, a calque of Chinese 烏龍 /乌龙 (wūlóng).

Usage

Inflected Forms

black dragons (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

blue dragon green dragon

Synonyms

black tar heroin

Questions

What does black dragon mean?: Synonym of black tar heroin.
Where does black dragon come from?: In sense 2, a calque of Chinese 烏龍 /乌龙 (wūlóng).

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