Drag·on (dr g  n)n. See Draco2. |
| drag·on (drgn) n. 1. A mythical monster traditionally represented as a gigantic reptile having a lion's claws, the tail of a serpent, wings, and a scaly skin. 2. a. A fiercely vigilant or intractable person. b. Something very formidable or dangerous. 3. Any of various lizards, such as the Komodo dragon or the flying lizard. 4. Archaic A large snake or serpent. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin drac  , dracn-, large serpent, from Greek drakn; see derk- in Indo-European roots.] |
dragon [ˈdrægən]
n
1. a mythical monster usually represented as breathing fire and having a scaly reptilian body, wings, claws, and a long tail
2. Informal a fierce or intractable person, esp a woman
3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various very large lizards, esp the Komodo dragon
4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of various North American aroid plants, esp the green dragon
5. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) Christianity a manifestation of Satan or an attendant devil
6. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Sailing) a yacht of the International Dragon Class, 8.88m long (29.2 feet), used in racing
(Law / Recreational Drugs)
chase the dragon Slang to smoke opium or heroin
[from Old French, from Latin dracō, from Greek drakōn; related to drakos eye]
dragoness fem n
dragonish adj
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  dragon - a creature of Teutonic mythology; usually represented as breathing fire and having a reptilian body and sometimes wingsmythical creature, mythical monster - a monster renowned in folklore and myth |
| 2. | dragon - a fiercely vigilant and unpleasant woman disagreeable woman, unpleasant woman - a woman who is an unpleasant person | |
| 3. | Dragon - a faint constellation twisting around the north celestial pole and lying between Ursa Major and Cepheus | |
| 4. |  dragon - any of several small tropical Asian lizards capable of gliding by spreading winglike membranes on each side of the bodyagamid, agamid lizard - a lizard of the family Agamidae genus Draco, Draco - a reptile genus known as flying dragons or flying lizards |
Translations
dragon
n (lit, fig inf) → Drache m
n dragon [ˈdrӕgən]
a mythical beast, a usually large, winged, fire-breathing reptile St George and the dragon. draak تِنّين дракон drak dragon der Drache δράκος dragón lohe(madu) اژدها lohikäärme dragon דְרָקוֹן एक मिथकीय पशु, आग उगलने वाला परदार सांप zmaj sárkány naga dreki dragone, drago 竜 용 slibinas pūķis naga draak drake smok dragão balaur дракон drak zmaj zmaj drake มังกร ejderha 龍 дракон ایک فرضی روایتی اژدہے نما بلا con rồng 龙
Dragon → تنين drak drage Drache δράκος dragón lohikäärme dragon zmaj drago 竜 용 draak drage smok dragão дракон drake มังกร ejderha con rồng 龙
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