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      dragon
      noun
      A legendary serpentine or reptilian creature.
      In European mythologies, a gigantic beast, typically reptilian with leathery bat-like wings, lion-like claws, scaly skin and a serpent-like body, often a monster with fiery breath.
      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.
      An animal of various species that resemble a dragon in appearance:
      Any of various agamid lizards of the genera Draco, Physignathus or Pogona.
      A Komodo dragon.
      A sea dragon.
      (astronomy, with definite article, often capitalized) The constellation Draco.
      (derogatory) A fierce and unpleasant woman; a harridan.
      (figurative) Something very formidable or dangerous.
      (mahjong) A class of playing tiles consisting of three types: white dragons, green dragons, and red dragons.
      A luminous exhalation from marshy ground, seeming to move through the air like a winged serpent.
      A variety of carrier pigeon.
      (slang) A man who does drag or crossdresses, or sometimes by extension a male-to-female transgender person.
      (with definite article, often capitalized) The (historical) Chinese empire or the People's Republic of China.
      The fifth of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar.
      Synonym of Devil.
      (obsolete) A very large snake; a python.
      (UK, slang, rare, derogatory) An unattractive woman.
      (military, weaponry, historical) 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.
      (computing, rare) A background process similar to a daemon.
      Roots
      drakondragon- · Greek · serpent, dragon
      Synonyms for dragon
      cockatricenunicornnogrentigernlizardnbeastndemonn
      Words related to dragon
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