Draco
Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary
See also: draco
Contents
Translingual[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Draco m
Hypernyms[edit]
- (genus): Reptilia - class; Eureptilia, Romeriida - clades; Diapsida - subclass; Lepidosauromorpha - infraclass; Lepidosauria - superorder; Squamata - order; Sauria - suborder; Iguania - infraorder; Agamidae - family; Agaminae - subfamily
Hyponyms[edit]
- (genus): Draco volans - type species
External links[edit]
Draco on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Draco (genus)
Draco on Wikispecies. Wikispecies
Draco on Wikimedia Commons. Wikimedia Commons
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin dracō, from Ancient Greek δράκων (drákōn, “dragon”)
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Draco
- (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.
- The name of an Athenian lawgiver, known for the severity of his laws.
- (Greek mythology) One of Actaeon's hounds.
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
constellation
Athenian lawgiver
one of Acteon's hounds
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Related terms[edit]
See also[edit]
Latin[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Dracō m (genitive Dracōnis); third declension
Descendants[edit]
- English: draconian
Portuguese[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Draco m
- Alternative form of Dracão
Spanish[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Draco ?
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- Translingual proper nouns
- mul:Taxonomic names (genus)
- English terms derived from Latin
- English terms derived from Ancient Greek
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- en:Constellations
- en:Greek mythology
- Latin lemmas
- Latin proper nouns
- Latin masculine nouns in the third declension
- Portuguese lemmas
- Portuguese proper nouns
- Spanish lemmas
- Spanish proper nouns
- es:Constellations
