icedrake

English

Etymology

ice + drake

Noun

icedrake (plural icedrakes)

  1. (fantasy) A dragon which breathes ice or has a freezing body temperature.
    • 1987, Peter Morwood, The Dragon Lord, Daw Books (1987), →ISBN, page 38:
      Rearing back its awesome spined and crested head, the icedrake roared — in challenge, maybe, or in scorn of the little scraps of humankind who cowered beneath the shadow of its wings []
    • For more examples of usage of this term, see Citations:icedrake.
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