Dracunculus

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Dracunculus \Dra*cun"cu*lus\, n.; pl. {Dracunculi}. [L., dim. of
     draco dragon.] (Zool.)
     (a) A fish; the dragonet.
     (b) The Guinea worm ({Filaria medinensis}).
         [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Dracunculus
       n 1: tuberous herbaceous perennials: dragon arum [syn: {genus
            Dracunculus}]
       2: type genus of the family Dracunculidae [syn: {genus
          Dracunculus}]