Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sea dragon

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.32 in modern English

Syllables
sea -drag-on
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Various sea animals that are likened to dragons:

noun

Various sea animals that are likened to dragons:

noun

Various sea animals that are likened to dragons:

noun

Various sea animals that are likened to dragons:

noun

An ichthyosaur (dinosaur-age delphine marine reptile)

British usage; Dated

noun

A type of dragon that inhabits oceans.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From sea + dragon; in the mythic sense, some instances represent a learned calque of Old English sǣdraca, compound of sǣ (“sea”) + draca (“dragon”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

Questions

What does sea dragon mean?
Various sea animals that are likened to dragons:
Where does sea dragon come from?
From sea + dragon; in the mythic sense, some instances represent a learned calque of Old English sǣdraca, compound of sǣ (“sea”) + draca (“dragon”).

How to pronounce sea dragon

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