dragonlet

English

Etymology

dragon +‎ -let

Noun

dragonlet (plural dragonlets)

1. A dragonfly of the genus Erythrodiplax, native to the Americas.
2. (fantasy) A little dragon.

   Synonyms: dragonet, dragonette, dragonling

   • 2007, Robin McKinley, Dragonhaven, G. P. Putnam’s Sons, →ISBN, page 315:

     I had no idea how long dragon gestation was, and my experience with Lois wasn't much to go on about normal dragonlet development, but if there was a human baby around about a year after some dragonlets were born which was maybe when normal dragonlets start spending serious time outside mom’s pouch. . . .

   • 2010, Shutta Crum, Thomas and the Dragon Queen, New York, N.Y.: Alfred A. Knopf, →ISBN, page 203:

     So it was that after the dragonlets had eaten a supper of raw fish from the bay, and he and Princess Eleanor had eaten a delicious meal of cooked fish, Sir Thomas found himself lying on a bed of sweet grasses surrounded by sleepy baby dragons and one tired princess.

   • 2015, Samantha Riches, “St George as a Dragon-slayer”, in St George: A Saint for All, Reaktion Books, →ISBN, pages 105–106:

     In most examples, as in this panel, there are visible female genitalia, though occasionally breasts or dugs are also shown, and in some cases one or more baby dragonlets are depicted that seem to be intended to identify the dragon as a mother.

Translations

little dragon — see dragonet