NOUN | person | dragon, firedrake | a creature of Teutonic mythology |
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person | dragon, tartar | a fiercely vigilant and unpleasant woman | |
object | Dragon, Draco | a faint constellation twisting around the north celestial pole and lying between Ursa Major and Cepheus | |
animal | dragon, flying dragon, flying lizard | any of several small tropical Asian lizards capable of gliding by spreading winglike membranes on each side of the body |
Sounds | drae'gahn | |
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Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... |
Meaning | A creature of Teutonic mythology; usually represented as breathing fire and having a reptilian body and sometimes wings. | |
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Synonym | firedrake | |
Instances | Fafnir | (Norse mythology) the Norse / Norse dragon that guarded / guarded a treasure and was slain by Sigurd |
Narrower | wyvern, wivern | A fire-breathing dragon used in medieval heraldry |
Broader | mythical monster, mythical creature | A monster renowned in folklore and myth |
Spanish | dragón | |
Catalan | drac, víbria |
Meaning | A fiercely vigilant and unpleasant woman. | |
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Synonym | tartar | |
Broader | unpleasant woman, disagreeable woman | A woman who is an unpleasant person |
Spanish | bruja | |
Catalan | drac |
Meaning | A faint constellation twisting around the north celestial pole and lying between Ursa Major and Cepheus. | |
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Synonym | Draco | |
Instance of | constellation | A configuration of stars as seen from the earth |
Spanish | Draco, Dragón | |
Catalan | Draco, Dragó |
Meaning | Any of several small tropical Asian lizards capable of gliding by spreading winglike membranes on each side of the body. | |
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Synonyms | flying dragon, flying lizard | |
Member of | Draco, genus Draco | A reptile genus known as flying dragons or flying lizards |
Broader | agamid, agamid lizard | A lizard of the family Agamidae |
Spanish | dragón | |
Catalan | drac |
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