Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun One of the ancient northern constellations, the Dragon.
  • noun [lowercase] Aluminous exhalation from marshy grounds.
  • noun A genus of old-world acrodont lizards, of the family Agamidœ, having a parachute formed of the integument stretched over extended hinder ribs, by means of which the animal protracts its leaps into a kind of flight. Draco volans, of the Malay peninsula, is the common flying-lizard or dragon. See dragon, 2.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Astron.) The Dragon, a northern constellation within which is the north pole of the ecliptic.
  • noun A luminous exhalation from marshy grounds.
  • noun (Zoöl.) A genus of lizards. See Dragon, 6.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • proper noun A taxonomic genus within the family Agamidaegliding lizards from Southeast Asia.
  • proper noun astronomy A circumpolar constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a dragon. It features a line of stars (including Thuban) that winds between Ursa Major and Ursa Minor.
  • proper noun The name of an Athenian lawgiver, known for the severity of his laws.
  • proper noun Greek mythology One of Actaeon's hounds.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a faint constellation twisting around the north celestial pole and lying between Ursa Major and Cepheus
  • noun a reptile genus known as flying dragons or flying lizards
  • noun Athenian lawmaker whose code of laws prescribed death for almost every offense (circa 7th century BC)

Etymologies

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From Latin dracō ("dragon").

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From Latin dracō, from Ancient Greek δράκων (drakōn, "dragon")

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Examples

  • So it is appropriate that the word "Draco" has been appropriated by the inventor of the first antiviral treatment that promises to work against all viruses.

    Modifying Mother Nature to Kill Nasty Viruses Matt Ridley 2011

  • (Harry Draco is more the done thing.) 11: 36 PM, November 27, 2008

    Oscar bait? Roger Sutton 2008

  • Draco is a body man to the princess and a former warrior who’s heading toward retirement,” says Mads Mikkelsen, who plays the part.

    41 High Resolution Photos from Clash of the Titans | /Film 2010

  • Mads’s (character) Draco is the complete opposite of me, the foil, he’s the leader of these guys who want to protect the Princess and gets a little teenage upstart who believes he can do anything, ’cause he’s on a revenge mission and he’s got nothing to lose.

    Sam Worthington On Set Interview CLASH OF THE TITANS – Collider.com 2010

  • But if these stories are important and Tell Us Something, aren’t the stories where Draco is a girl (and follows all the female/feminine stereotypes) also important and tells us something?

    queering fiction « Love | Peace | Ohana 2007

  • But if these stories are important and Tell Us Something, aren’t the stories where Draco is a girl (and follows all the female/feminine stereotypes) also important and tells us something?

    queering fiction « Love | Peace | Ohana 2007

  • Vesta Corporation is now in the public eye while it builds the spaceship Draco, which is the one hope Earth has against being conquered by the terrifying Tribes.

    Archive 2010-02-01 Donna 2010

  • Vesta Corporation is now in the public eye while it builds the spaceship Draco, which is the one hope Earth has against being conquered by the terrifying Tribes.

    Review: Jordan by Susan Kearney Donna 2010

  • If she'd actually called Draco's bluff and gone back to Myros ...

    The Tycoon's Mistress Craven, Sara 2000

  • If she'd actually called Draco's bluff and gone back to Myros ...

    The Tycoon's Mistress Craven, Sara 2000

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