dragon: Meaning and Definition of

drag•on

1. a mythical monster generally represented as a huge, winged reptile with crested head and enormous claws and teeth, and often spouting fire.
2. a huge serpent or snake.
3. a large animal, possibly a large snake or crocodile.
4. Satan.
5. a fierce, violent person.
6. a very watchful and strict woman.
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8. any of several araceous plants, as Arisaema dracontiumthe flowers of which have a long, slender spadix and a green, shorter spathe.
9. a short musket carried by a mounted infantryman in the 16th and 17th centuries.
10. a soldier armed with such a musket.
11. (cap.)the constellation Draco.