Definition of dragon

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Dragon (n.) A small arboreal lizard of the genus Draco, of several species, found in the East Indies and Southern Asia. Five or six of the hind ribs, on each side, are prolonged and covered with weblike skin, forming a sort of wing. These prolongations aid them in making long leaps from tree to tree. Called also flying lizard..

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Earthdrake :: Earthdrake (n.) A mythical monster of the early Anglo-Saxon literature; a dragon.
Fly :: Fly (v. i.) Any winged insect; esp., one with transparent wings; as, the Spanish fly; firefly; gall fly; dragon fly..
Dragon's Blood :: Dragon's blood () Alt. of Dragon's tai.
Palate :: Palate (n.) A projection in the throat of such flowers as the snapdragon.
Fox :: Fox (n.) The European dragonet.
Wivern :: Wivern (n.) A fabulous two-legged, winged creature, like a cockatrice, but having the head of a dragon, and without spurs..
Hesperides :: Hesperides (n. pl.) The daughters of Hesperus, or Night (brother of Atlas), and fabled possessors of a garden producing golden apples, in Africa, at the western extremity of the known world. To slay the guarding dragon and get some of these apples was one of the labors of Hercules. Called also Atlantides..
Dragon :: Dragon (n.) A variety of carrier pigeon.
Personate :: Personate (a.) Having the throat of a bilabiate corolla nearly closed by a projection of the base of the lower lip; masked, as in the flower of the snapdragon..
Dracunculus :: Dracunculus (n.) A fish; the dragonet.
Sea Dragon :: Sea dragon () The pegasus.
Firedrake :: Firedrake (n.) A fiery dragon.
Dragonet :: Dragonet (n.) A small British marine fish (Callionymuslyra); -- called also yellow sculpin, fox, and gowdie..
Flapdragon :: Flapdragon (n.) The thing thus caught and eaten.
Pseudoneuroptera :: Pseudoneuroptera (n. pl.) division of insects (Zool.) reticulated wings, as in the Neuroptera, but having an active pupa state. It includes the dragon flies, May flies, white ants, etc. By some zoologists they are classed with the Orthoptera; by others, with the Neuroptera..
Libellulid :: Libellulid (n.) A dragon fly.
Draconic :: Draconic (a.) Relating to Draco, the Athenian lawgiver; or to the constellation Draco; or to dragon's blood..
Draconin :: Draconin (n.) A red resin forming the essential basis of dragon's blood; -- called also dracin.
Snapdragon :: Snapdragon (n.) A West Indian herb (Ruellia tuberosa) with curiously shaped blue flowers.
Gowdie :: Gowdie (n.) See Dragont.
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