Meaning

A dragonfly of the genus Erythrodiplax, native to the Americas..

Definitions by Sense

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

Example Sentences

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. . . .

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.

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.

Word Forms

• dragonlets

Synonyms for dragonlet

When Should You Use Dragonlet?

Use dragonlet when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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