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dragon

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: dragon

1
n
a creature of Teutonic mythology; usually represented as breathing fire and having a reptilian body and sometimes wings
2
n
a fiercely vigilant and unpleasant woman
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: dragon
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n a creature of Teutonic mythology; usually represented as breathing fire and having a reptilian body and sometimes wings

Synonyms:
firedrake
Examples:
Fafnir
(Norse mythology) the Norse dragon that guarded a treasure and was slain by Sigurd
Types:
wivern, wyvern
a fire-breathing dragon used in medieval heraldry; had the head of a dragon and the tail of a snake and a body with wings and two legs
Type of:
mythical creature, mythical monster
a monster renowned in folklore and myth

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

Synonyms:
flying dragon, flying lizard
Type of:
agamid, agamid lizard
a lizard of the family Agamidae
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n a fiercely vigilant and unpleasant woman

Synonyms:
tartar
Type of:
disagreeable woman, unpleasant woman
a woman who is an unpleasant person
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