Draco

From Latin dracō (“dragon”).

Draco m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Agamidae – gliding lizards from Southeast Asia.

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Reptilia – class; Diapsida - subclass; Lepidosauromorpha - infraclass; Lepidosauria - superorder; Squamata - order; Iguania - order; Agamidae - family; Agaminae - subfamily

• (genus): Draco volans - type species

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Borrowed from Latin Dracō, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Δρᾰ́κων (Drákōn). Doublet of dragon and dragoon.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈdɹeɪkəʊ/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈdɹeɪkoʊ/
• Rhymes: -eɪkəʊ

Draco

1. (astronomy) A circumpolar constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a dragon. It features a line of stars (including Thuban) that winds between Ursa Major and Ursa Minor.
2. The name of an Athenian lawgiver, known for the severity of his laws.

   Alternative forms: Drako, Drakon

3. (Greek mythology) One of Actaeon's hounds.

• draconian
• draconic
• dracontine
• Dracunculus

• Eltanin
• Dracula

• Acord, C-Road, cardo

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Δράκων (Drákōn).

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈdra.koː/, [ˈd̪räkoː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈdra.ko/, [ˈd̪räːko]

Dracō m sg (genitive Dracōnis); third declension

1. The name of an Athenian lawgiver, known for the severity of his laws.
2. One of Actaeon's hounds.

Third-declension noun, singular only.

• “Draco”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Draco in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Draco m

1. Alternative form of Dragão

Draco ?

1. (astronomy) Draco (constellation)