dragon

Drag·on

 (drăg′ən)

n.

See Draco².

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drag·on

 (drăg′ən)

n.

1. A mythical monster traditionally represented as a gigantic reptile having a long tail, sharp claws, scaly skin, and often wings.

2. Any of various lizards, such as the Komodo dragon or the flying lizard.

3.

a. A fiercely vigilant or intractable person.

b. Something very formidable or dangerous.

4. Archaic A large snake or serpent.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin dracō, dracōn-, large serpent, from Greek drakōn; see derk- in Indo-European roots.]

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dragon

(ˈdræɡən)

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. (Animals) any of various very large lizards, esp the Komodo dragon

4. (Plants) any of various North American aroid plants, esp the green dragon

5. (Ecclesiastical Terms) Christianity a manifestation of Satan or an attendant devil

6. (Sailing) a yacht of the International Dragon Class, 8.88m long (29.2 feet), used in racing

7. (Recreational Drugs) chase the dragon slang to smoke opium or heroin

[C13: from Old French, from Latin dracō, from Greek drakōn; related to drakos eye]

ˈdragoness fem n

ˈdragonish adj

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drag•on

(ˈdræg ən)

n.

1. a mythical monster generally represented as a huge winged reptile with a crested head, often spouting fire.

2. a fierce, combative person.

3. a very strict, protective woman.

4. flying dragon.

5. a short musket of the 16th and 17th centuries.

6. a soldier armed with such a musket.

7. (cap.) the constellation Draco.

8. Archaic. a huge serpent or snake.

[1175–1225; Middle English < Old French < Latin dracōn-, s. of dracō < Greek drákōn kind of serpent]

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	dragon - a creature of Teutonic mythology; usually represented as breathing fire and having a reptilian body and sometimes wings firedrake mythical creature, mythical monster - a monster renowned in folklore and myth wivern, wyvern - a fire-breathing dragon used in medieval heraldry; had the head of a dragon and the tail of a snake and a body with wings and two legs
	2.	dragon - a fiercely vigilant and unpleasant woman tartar 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 Draco
	4.	dragon - any of several small tropical Asian lizards capable of gliding by spreading winglike membranes on each side of the body flying dragon, flying lizard agamid, agamid lizard - a lizard of the family Agamidae genus Draco, Draco - a reptile genus known as flying dragons or flying lizards

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Translations

draak

تَنِّيـنتِنّين

драконзмей

dracvíbria

drak

dragedragon

Drache

δράκος

drako

dragón

lohe

اژدها

lohikäärmehuuhkaja

dragon

דרקון

zmaj

sárkány

naga

dreki

dragodragoneviverna

竜龍ドラゴン

용

draco

slibinas

pūķis

draak

dragedrake

smok

dragão

balaurdragonzmeu

драконзмей

drak

zmaj

drake

มังกร

ejderhaejder

con rồngrồng

龙

dragon

[ˈdrægən] N

1. (Myth) → dragón m

2. (= woman) → bruja f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

dragon

[ˈdrægən] n → dragon m

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

dragon

n (lit, fig inf) → Drache m

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

dragon

[ˈdræg/ən] n → drago

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

dragon

(ˈdrӕgən) noun

a mythical beast, a usually large, winged, fire-breathing reptile. St George and the dragon. draak تِنّين дракон dragão drak der Drache dragon δράκοςdragón 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 draakdrakesmok ښامار dragão balaur дракон drak zmaj zmaj drake มังกร ejderha 龍 дракон ایک فرضی روایتی اژدہے نما بلا con rồng 龙

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

dragon

→ تَنِّيـن 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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