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dragon.

A mythical reptilian or serpentine creature.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈdɹæɡən/[ˈdɹ̝ʷæɡən] ~ [ˈdɹ̝ʷæɡn̩][d̠ɹ̠˔ʷæɡən] ~ [d̠ɹ̠˔ʷæɡn̩]/ˈdɹeɪ̯ɡən/

  1. A mythical reptilian or serpentine creature. In European mythologies, a gigantic beast, typically reptilian with leathery bat-like wings, lion-like claws, scaly skin and a lizard-like body, often a monster with fiery breath.

  2. A mythical reptilian or serpentine creature. In Eastern Asian mythologies, a large, snake-like monster with the eyes of a hare, the horns of a stag and the claws of a tiger, usually beneficent.

  3. An animal of various species that resemble a dragon in appearance: A very large snake; a python.

    obsolete

  4. An animal of various species that resemble a dragon in appearance: Any of various agamid lizards of the genera Draco, Physignathus or Pogona.

  5. An animal of various species that resemble a dragon in appearance: A Komodo dragon.

  6. An animal of various species that resemble a dragon in appearance: A sea dragon.

  7. The constellation Draco.

    capitalized · often · with-definite-article

  8. A fierce and unpleasant woman.

    derogatory
    She’s a bit of a dragon.

  9. An unattractive woman.

    UK · derogatory · rare · slang

  10. The (historical) Chinese empire or the People's Republic of China.

    capitalized · often · with-definite-article
    Napoleon already warned of the awakening of the Dragon.

  11. Something very formidable or dangerous.

    figuratively

  12. A class of playing tiles consisting of three types: white dragons, green dragons, and red dragons.

  13. A luminous exhalation from marshy ground, seeming to move through the air like a winged serpent.

  14. A type of musket with a short, large-calibre barrel with a flared muzzle, often hooked to a swivel attached to a soldier's belt.

    historical

  15. A background process similar to a daemon.

    rare

  16. A variety of carrier pigeon.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *derḱ-der. Proto-Hellenic *dérkomai Ancient Greek δέρκομαι (dérkomai) Ancient Greek δράκων (drákōn)der. Latin dracōslbor. Old French dragonbor. Middle English dragoun English dragon From Middle English dragoun, borrowed from Old French dragon, from Latin dracō(n), from Ancient Greek δράκων (drákōn, “a serpent of huge size, a python, a dragon”), probably from δέρκομαι (dérkomai, “to see clearly”). Displaced Old English wyrm, whence modern worm. Mostly displaced Old English draca (whence modern drake)—from the same Latin source, as are Draco, Dracon, dracone, and dragoon.

noun/ˈdɹæɡən/[ˈdɹ̝ʷæɡən] ~ [ˈdɹ̝ʷæɡn̩][d̠ɹ̠˔ʷæɡən] ~ [d̠ɹ̠˔ʷæɡn̩]/ˈdɹeɪ̯ɡən/

  1. Synonym of drag queen.

    slang
Where this word comes from

Alteration from drag queen.

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