I. Dragon:1. A fabulous monster represented as a gigantic reptile haveing a lion's claws, the tail of a serpent, wings and a scaly skin. 2. Archaic. A large snake or serpent. 3. A fiercely vigilant or intractable person. 4. Any of various lizards, such as one of the genus Draco. 5. Dragon. Draco. [ME < OFr. < Lat. draco < Gk. drakon, serpent]. (American Heritage Dictionary (c)1982, 1985)
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