User blog comment:DJ Spenstar/No Boundaries Preview!/@comment-1874924-20100620193447

One other tidbit: the reason I referred to the salamence as a "dragonoid" was to underscore the fact that it's not a true dragon, but is merely similar, just as "humanoid" means "similar to, but different from, humans"; and I didn't want to use "dragon-like creature" a second time in such a brief span. I could also have used something like "dragonkin". Of course, this is a fine point that many readers might let roll over their heads without taking much notice of it, so there's nothing inherently wrong with calling the salamence a "dragon".