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English noun: dragon

1. dragon (person) a creature of Teutonic mythology; usually represented as breathing fire and having a reptilian body and sometimes wings


Synonymsfiredrake


Broader (hypernym)mythical creature, mythical monster


Narrower (hyponym)wivern, wyvern


Instance hyponymFafnir

2. dragon (person) a fiercely vigilant and unpleasant woman


Synonymstartar


Broader (hypernym)disagreeable woman, unpleasant woman

3. Dragon (object) a faint constellation twisting around the north celestial pole and lying between Ursa Major and Cepheus


SynonymsDraco


Instance hypernymconstellation

4. dragon (animal) any of several small tropical Asian lizards capable of gliding by spreading winglike membranes on each side of the body


Synonymsflying dragon, flying lizard


Broader (hypernym)agamid, agamid lizard


Member meronymDraco, genus Draco









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