dragonet

noun

drag·​on·​et ˌdra-gə-ˈnet 

ˈdra-gə-nət

1

: a little dragon

2

: any of a family (Callionymidae) of small often brightly colored scaleless marine fishes that have sharp spines on the gill covers

especially : a European fish (Callionymus lyra) that is sometimes used as food

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1