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Dragon

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Meaning

Noun

●
  • A
    or
    creature.
  • In European
    , a
    ,
    with
    bat-like
    , lion-like
    ,
    and a serpent-like body, often a
    with
    breath.
  • In Eastern Asian
    , a large, snake-like
    with the
    of a
    , the
    of a
    and the
    of a
    , usually beneficent.
    • ●
  • An
    of various
    that
    a
    in appearance:
  • A very large
    ; a python.
  • Any of various
    of the
    Draco, Physignathus or Pogona.
  • A Komodo dragon.
    • ●
    In Astronomy:
    The
    Draco.
    ⚠️
    A
    and
    ; a harridan.
    ⚠️
    In British English:
    An
    woman.
    ●
    The (historical) Chinese
    or the People's Republic of China.
    ●
    Something very
    or dangerous.
    ●
    A type of playing-tile (red
    ,
    ,
    )
    of mahjong.
    ●
    A
    from
    , seeming to
    through the
    like a
    serpent.
    ●
    In Military:
    A
    to a
    to a soldier's
    ; so called from a
    of a
    at the muzzle.
    ●
    In Computing:
    A
    to a daemon.
    ●
    A
    of
    pigeon.
    ●
    A
    , or more
    a
    person.

    Name

    ●
    The
    of the 12-year
    of
    which
    in the Chinese
    related to the Chinese calendar.
    ●
    the Devil.
    Sourced from
    Wiktionary

    Origin

    dragon
    English
    arrow
    dragon
    Old French (842-ca. 1400)
    arrow
    draco
    Latin
    arrow
    δράκων
    Ancient Greek (to 1453)
    Sourced from
    Etym

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