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Definition of Dracunculus
1. Noun. Tuberous herbaceous perennials: dragon arum.
Generic synonyms: Liliopsid Genus, Monocot Genus
Group relationships: Araceae, Arum Family, Family Araceae
Member holonyms: Dracunculus Vulgaris, Dragon Arum, Green Dragon
2. Noun. Type genus of the family Dracunculidae.
Generic synonyms: Worm Genus
Group relationships: Dracunculidae, Family Dracunculidae
Member holonyms: Dracunculus Medinensis, Guinea Worm
Definition of Dracunculus
1. n. A fish; the dragonet.
Medical Definition of Dracunculus
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Origin: L, dim. Of draco dragon.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dracunculus
Literary usage of Dracunculus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Catalogue of the Specimens of Lizards in the Collection of the British Museum by John Edward Gray (1845)
"dracunculus, Weigmann. Head quadrangular, covered with small unequal scales. ...
dracunculus ornatus. Grey, head black cross-banded, chin black-dotted; ..."
2. Edinburgh Medical and Surgical Journal (1818)
"THE EDINBURGH MEDICAL AND SURGICAL JOURNAL. 1. APRIL 1815. • - PART I. ORIGINAL
COMMUNICATIONS. On the Malis dracunculus, or Guinea-Worm. ..."
3. Diseases of the skin: Their Description, Pathology, Diagnosis and Treatment by Henry Radcliffe Crocker (1888)
"dracunculus MEDINENSIS.t Synonyms.—Filaria medinensis; Guinea worm; ... A nematode
worm of the genus dracunculus, which attains to maturity in the human ..."
4. Diseases of the skin: Inluding the Acute Eruptive Fevers by Frank Crozer Knowles (1914)
"dracunculus (GUINEA WORM). This parasite nematode worm is found in tropical
countries— Guinea, Senegal, the West Coast of Africa, upper Egypt, Persia, ..."
5. The London Medical Gazette (1831)
"He is of opinion that the frequency of dracunculus dates only from the above
year, and u„> communicated to the Arabs and Egyptians by negroes. ..."
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