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- noun mythology A mythical European
dragon .
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_drée_ of Montlhéry, the _tarasque_ of Tarascon -- monsters of forms so diverse, whose outlandish names are an additional attribute.
Prefaces and Prologues to Famous Books with Introductions, Notes and Illustrations Edmund Spenser 1730
narniabound commented on the word tarasque
Or Tarrasque
Said to have come from Galatia...tamed by Saint Martha, who charmed it by singing it hymns and psalms. But the tamed dragon was killed by the terrified villagers (Wikipedia).
January 21, 2008
qms commented on the word tarasque
See comments at bourasque.
June 15, 2016