dragon: Meaning and Definition of
drag•on
Pronunciation: (drag'un), [key] — n.
- a mythical monster generally represented as a huge, winged reptile with crested head and enormous claws and teeth, and often spouting fire.
- a huge serpent or snake.
- a large animal, possibly a large snake or crocodile.
- Satan.
- a fierce, violent person.
- a very watchful and strict woman.
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- any of several araceous plants, as Arisaema dracontiumthe flowers of which have a long, slender spadix and a green, shorter spathe.
- a short musket carried by a mounted infantryman in the 16th and 17th centuries.
- a soldier armed with such a musket.
- (cap.)the constellation Draco.
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