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DRACO
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A reptile genus known as flying dragons or flying lizards
Synonyms:
Draco; genus Draco
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Draco" is a kind of...):
reptile genus (a genus of reptiles)
Meronyms (members of "Draco"):
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)
Holonyms ("Draco" is a member of...):
Agamidae; family Agamidae (an Old World reptile family of Sauria)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A faint constellation twisting around the north celestial pole and lying between Ursa Major and Cepheus
Synonyms:
Draco; Dragon
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Instance hypernyms:
constellation (a configuration of stars as seen from the earth)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Athenian lawmaker whose code of laws prescribed death for almost every offense (circa 7th century BC)
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
Athenian (a resident of Athens)
lawgiver; lawmaker (a maker of laws; someone who gives a code of laws)
Derivation:
Draconian (of or relating to Draco or his harsh code of laws)
