Draco
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See also: draco
Translingual[edit]

Etymology[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Draco m
Hypernyms[edit]
- (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
Hyponyms[edit]
- (genus): Draco volans - type species
References[edit]
Draco (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Draco on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Draco on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
English[edit]

Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin Dracō, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Δρᾰ́κων (Drákōn). Doublet of dragon and dragoon.
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]
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
constellation
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Athenian lawgiver
one of Acteon's hounds
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See also[edit]
Anagrams[edit]
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Δράκων (Drákōn).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈdra.koː/, [ˈd̪räkoː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈdra.ko/, [ˈd̪räːko]
Proper noun[edit]
Dracō m sg (genitive Dracōnis); third declension
Declension[edit]
Third-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Dracō |
Genitive | Dracōnis |
Dative | Dracōnī |
Accusative | Dracōnem |
Ablative | Dracōne |
Vocative | Dracō |
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- “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
Portuguese[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Draco m
- Alternative form of Dragão
Spanish[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Draco ?
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