Draco (redirected from Dracon)

Dra·co ¹  (drk) Seventh century b.c.

Athenian politician who codified the laws of Athens (c. 621). Lauded for its impartiality, his code was unpopular for its severity.

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Dra·coni·an adj.

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Dra·co ²  (drk)

n.

A constellation in the polar region of the Northern Hemisphere near Cepheus and Ursa Major. Also called Dragon.

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[Latin drac, dragon; see dragon.]

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Draco [ˈdreɪkəʊ]

n Latin genitive Draconis [dreɪˈkəʊnɪs]

(Astronomy & Space / Celestial Objects) a faint extensive constellation twisting around the N celestial pole and lying between Ursa Major and Cepheus

[from Latin, from Greek drakōn dragon]

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Draco²

n

(Biographies / Draco (7th century bc-7th century bc) M, Athenian, POLITICS: statesman, LAW: lawmaker) 7th century bc, Athenian statesman and lawmaker, whose code of laws (621) prescribed death for almost every offence

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Draco  (drk)

A constellation (the Dragon) in the polar region of the Northern Hemisphere near Cepheus and Ursa Major.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Draco - Athenian lawmaker whose code of laws prescribed death for almost every offense (circa 7th century BC)
	2.	Draco - a faint constellation twisting around the north celestial pole and lying between Ursa Major and Cepheus Dragon
	3.	Draco - a reptile genus known as flying dragons or flying lizards genus Draco reptile genus - a genus of reptiles Agamidae, family Agamidae - an Old World reptile family of Sauria flying dragon, flying lizard, dragon - any of several small tropical Asian lizards capable of gliding by spreading winglike membranes on each side of the body