sea-dragon

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

SE'A-DRAGON, noun [sea and dragon.] A marine monster caught in England in 1749, resembling in some degree an alligator, but having two large fins which served for swimming or flying, It had two legs terminating in hoofs, like those of an ass. Its body was covered with impenetrable scales, and it had five rows of teeth.
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