dragon (n.)

  1. a creature of Teutonic mythology; usually represented as breathing fire and having a reptilian body and sometimes wings

    [ Syn: firedrake ]

  2. a fiercely vigilant and unpleasant woman

    [ Syn: tartar ]

  3. a faint constellation twisting around the north celestial pole and lying between Ursa Major and Cepheus

    [ Syn: draco , dragon ]

  4. any of several small tropical Asian lizards capable of gliding by spreading winglike membranes on each side of the body

    [ Syn: flying dragon , flying lizard ]

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